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Afay, 1769.
At the Gener alAssembly of theGovERNoR
and Com PAN Y of the EngliJhCoXony o^ Rhode-
JJland^ and Providence Plantations, in New-
England^ in America ; begun and holden at
Newporty within and for the faid Colony,on
the Firft Wednefday in May^ in the Year of
our Lord One Thoufand Seven Hundred
and Sixty nine, and Ninth of the Reign of
his Moft Sacred Majefty, GEORGE the
Third, by the Grace of GOD, King of
Greats Eritai ft y and fo forth.
PRESENT,
The Honorable JOSIAS LYNDON, Efq;
Governor.
The Honorable NICHOLAS C G O K E, Efq;
Deputy-Governor.
Gideon Wanton, Efq;
Silas Cooke, Efq;
Ephraim Bowen, Efq;
James Barker, jua. Efq; 5^ ^^^^^^^^^
Thomas Wickes, Efq;
John Waterman, jun. Efq;
John Congdon, Efq;
Hezekiah Babcock, Efq;
The SECRETARY.
DEPUTIES
5
May^ 17^9-
DEPUTIES from the fcvcral TOWNS
Newport :
Nicholas Eafton, Ef^-,
//r.JohnWanton,(Son diGidton)
George Hazard, Efy;
Capt. Samuel Carr,
Capt. William Read,
Mr. Thomas Preebody.
Providence •-
Daniel Jenckes, Efq;
Mr. Mofes Brown,
Benoni Pearce, Efq-,
Mr. Job Smith.
Portsmouth :
Metcalf Bowler, Efq;
Benjamin Hall, Ejqi
Mr. Jeremiah Lawton,
John Almy, Efq.
Warwick :
Philip Greene, Efq;
James Arnold, Efq;
Stephen Arnold, Efq;
Thomas Rice, Efq.
Westerly :
Capt. Edward Saunders,
Joleph Clarke, jun. Efg.
New-Shorzham :
Mr. Paul Niles.
North-King«town :.
Mr, Ezekicl Gardner,
Mr. John Northup.
South-Kingstown :
William Potter, Efq;
Mr. Stephen Hazard.
East-Greenwich :
Prefervcd Peirce, jun. Efq;
William Peirce, Efq.
Jamestown :
Mr. Oliver Hafzard,
Mr. William Hafzard.
Smithfield :
Caleb Aldrich, Efq-,
Daniel Mowrey,y«;7. Efq.
SCITUATE :
Job Randall, Efq;
Benjamin Slack, Efq.
Gloucester :
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Rufus Smith, Efq.
Charlestown ;
Gideon Hoxfey, Efq;
•Job Taylor, E^.
West-Greenwich :
Benjamin Tillinghaft, Efq;
Ifaac Johnfton, Efq.
Coventry :
Stephen Potter, Efq;
John Rice, Efq.
Exeter :
Daniel Barber, Efq;
Daniel Sunderlin, Efq.
Middletown :
John Barker, Efq;
Mr. Thomas Coggeftiall.
Bristol :
Col. Simeon Potter,
William Bradford, Efq,
Tiverton :
Samuel Durfce, EJqt
William Cooke, Efq.
Little-Comptom :
Thomas Church, Efq;
Nathaniel Searle,_/«fl. Efq,
Warrev ;
Mr. Cfomcl Child,
Samuel A,llen, Efq.
Cumberland:
Jeremiah Whipple, E/q;
David Brown, Efq.
Richmond ;
Edward Perry, Efq;
Jofliua Clarke, Efq.
Cranston :
Gideon Comftock, Efq;
Capt. Richard Scarle.
Hopkinton :
Mr. Thomas Wells,yi/«.
Mr. Abel Tanner. •
Johnston :
Henry Harris, Efq;
Abraham Belknap, Efq.
North-Providence ;
Thomas Olncy, Efq;
Mr. Job Olney.
Thomas Owen, Efq; (^
The Hon. Metcalf Bowler, Efq; was chcfen Speaker, and Mr.
William Ellery Clerk^ of the Lower Houje.
THIS being the Anniverfary Eleftion of Officers, both OfiicfM e-
Civil and Military, the Gentlemen whofe Names '*^*''*
arc fet down in the fubfequent Lift were chofen to ferve
the Colony, in thcOffices afcribed to their rcfpediveNames,
to wit :
The Hon. JOSEPH WANTON, Efq; Governor. Engaged.
The Hon. Darius Sessions, Efq; Dep. Gov. Engaged.
Pe/eg Tiatr/ion, Efqj Firft Affiftant. Engaged.
jfo6 Bennet, Efq; Second Afliftant. Engaged.
Thomas Steere, Efq; Third Afliftant,
David Harris, Efq; Fourth Afllftant. Engaged.
ff^e/lon Uix, Efq; Fifth Affiftant. Engaged.
Thomas tVtckes, Efq; Sixth Afllftant. Engaged.
'Jonathan Randall-, Efq; Seventh Afliftant. Engaged.
'^ohn Congdon, Efq; Eighth Afixftant. Engaged.
Jofepb Hazard, Efqj Ninth AfTiftant. Engaged.
Conflant Southworth, Efq; Tenth Afliftant.
Henry Ward, Efq; Secretary. Engaged
Oliver Arnold, Efq; Attorney-General.
Jofeph Clarke, Efq; General Treafurer. Engaged.
Solomon Drown, Efq; Third Afliftant for this Colony, in
the Room of Thomas Steere, Efq; who refufed. Engaged.
fVilliam Richmond, jun. Efq; Tenth Affiftant for this
Colony, m the Room of Conjlant Southworth, Efq; who
refufed. Engaged.
Berjamtn Sherburne, 'E^<^; Colonel of the Regiment of
M'litJa in the County of Newport.
John Crandall, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia
in the County o{ Kings-County.
Simeon Potter, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia
in the County oi Brijlol.
John Waterman, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Mili-
tia in the County of Kent.
William Cooke, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment
of Militia in the County of Newpoi-f.
Mvfes Barber, Efq; Lieutenant-O>lonel ot the Regiment
of Militin in the County of King's -County.
Samuel Allen, (the Second) Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel of
the Regiment of Militia in the County of Brijlol.
'James Arnold, (Son of £///?><») Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel
of the Regiment of Militia in the County of Kent.
Ifaac Dayton, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia in
the County of Newport.
Sylvejler Gardiner, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Mi-
litia in the County of King's-Ccunty.
^obn
yahn WaldroTii Elq; Major of the Regiment of Militia ia
the County of Briflol.
JVtlliam Mattejon, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Mili-
tia in the County of Kent.
George Hazard, Efq; Chief
Jona/banFree6orn,EC<ii Second
Juftice of thelnferiorCourt
of Common Pleas and
WilUam Stoddard, Efqj Third > General Seflions of the
IVi t It am Anthony ^-Eio^; Fourth
Pcace,\Vithin and for the
BenjaminUnderwood, Efqj Fifthj County of Newport.
Daniel Jenckes, Efq; Chief] Jufticeof thelnteriorCourt
Richard Steere, Efqj Second of Common Pleas and
Joh Randall^ Elq; Third > General Sefllons of the
yeremiobH^6ipp/e,E&{,Founh
Caleb Aldricb, Efq; Fifth
Peace.within and for the
County of Providence.
William Pofter, Efqj Chiefs Juftiec of thelnferiorCourt
John Cafe,, Efq; Second | of Common Pleas and
John Chapman, Efq; Third >■ General 5eflions of the
Simeon Perry, Efqj Fourth I Peace, within and for the
Syhe/ler Robin/on, ECqi Fifthj County of KJng's-County,
Nathaniel Falesy Efq; Chief") Juftice of thelnferiorCourt
Nathaniel Pearce, Eiqi Secoad] of Common Pleas and
Sylve/ier Child, Efq; Third > General Seflions of the
Jofepb Reynolds, Elq; Fourth | Pcace.within and for the
James Brown, Efq; Fifthj County of Brijlot.
Philip Greene, Efq; Chief") Jurticc of thelnferiorCourt
Thomas Aldricb, Efq; Second j of Common Pleas and
Stephen Potter, Efq; Third )■ General SelTions of the
Stephen Arnold, Efq; Fourth
^ob Spencer, Efq; Fifth
Peace, within and for the
County of Kent.
John Grelea, jun. Efq; Clerk of the superior Court of
Judicature, Court of Affizc and General Gaol Delivery,
within and tor the County of Newport.
Jonathan Arnold, Efq; Clerk of the Superior Court of
Judicature, Court of Afllze and General Gaol Delivery,
within and for the County of Providence.
Freeman Perry, E(q; Clerk of the Superior Court of
Judicature, Court of AfTizc and General Gaol Delivery,
within and for the County oiJCing's-Ccunty.
Jonathan Rujjell, Efq; Clerk of the Superior Court of
Judicature, Court of AfTize and General Gaol Delivery,
within and for the County of Brijloi.
Hopkins
May^ 1769.
Hopkins CoQht Efq; Clerk of the Superior Court of Judi-
cature, Court of Aflize and General Gaol Delivery, within
and for the County of Kent.
Jo/ias Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of the Inferior Court of Com-
mon Pl^as and General Seflions of the Peace, within and
for the County of Newport.
Caleb Harris^ Efq; Clerk of the Inferior Court of Com-
mon Pleas and General Seffions of the Peace, within arxd
for the Coanty of Providence.
Mr. Stephen Hajfard Cleik of the Inferior Court of Com-
mon Pleas and General Seflions ofthePeacci within and
for the County of King's- County.
Thomas Throope, Efq; Clerk of the Inferior Court of
Common Pleas and General Seflions of the Peace, within
and for the County of Bri/loi.
Daniel Holland y Efq; Clerk of the Inferior Court of
Common Pleas and General Seflions of the Peace, within
and for the County of Kent.
Walter Chalomr, Efq; Sherifl^ of the County o^ Newport.
Paul Tew, Efqj Sheriff of the County of Providence.
Beriah Brown^ Efq; Sheriff of the County of Kingi-
County.
Richard Smith, Efqj Sheriff of the County oi BriftoL
Henry Rice, Efq; Sheriff ^ the County of Kent.
Edward Thurflon, "John Jepfon, Samuel Chace, James
Arnold, and Nicholas Eajhn, Efqrs. the Grand-Committee,
or Colony's Truflees, for figning Bills of Public Credit.
And the aforefaid Edward Thur/lon is chofen, and efpc-
cially appointed, to take and have the Care and Charge of
the Colony's Mortgages and Bonds tor Tenths j and to re-
ceive the Money due, and ro be due thereon ; and alfo to
make proper Acquittances and Difcharges upon the Mort-
gages, or other Wife, when he receives any of the Colony's
Money : And, in Cafe of Non-Payment, to put in Suit the
Bonds and Mortgages of all fuch as rcfufe or neglefl to
make due Payment.
And the fame EdwardThurfton ischofeo General Scaler
of Weights and Meafures, throughout the Colony.
Henry Paget, Efq; Public Notary for th€ Town and
County oi Providence,
B Justices
Mayy 1769.
Justices of the Peace In the fcveral Town^
Newport :
Martin Howard,
Charles Bard in,
Henry Ward,
Barnabas Hargilt,
Samuel Bours,
John Goddard,
John Grelea,jun.
John Davis,
Jonathan Eafton,
James Milward,
Daniel Dunham,
Jonathan Rogers,
John Pitman,
James Tew, jun.
James Carpenter,
Thomas Hammond, £^/</;t;
Providence :
Samuel Chace,
Amos Atwell,
John FoOcr,
David Wilkinfon,
Jofeph NaH), Efquires,
Portfmouth :
John Almy,
Robert Dennis,
Tho's Shearman,jun. Efquirei.
Warwick :
John Warner, jun.
Ebenczer Slocum,
John Greene,
Thomas Rice,
Silas Clapp,
Ephraim Weftcot,
Robert Rhodes,
Silas Cafey, Efquires.
Wefterly :
Jofeph Crandall,
Jofeph Clarke, jun.
Oliver Crarey,
Thomas Thompfon,
Chriftopher Babcock,
William Babcock, Efquires.
North-Kingftown :
George Northup,
William Hammond,
Thomas Allen, jun.
Ceo.Thoma6,(5o« o/Samuel)
Benjamin Jefferfon,
Eber Shearman,
Iflimael Spirik,
John Cleveland,
GeorgeThomas, ( Son ofjoh n )
Efquires.
South-Kingftown ;
John Sheldon,
Freeman Perry,
Samuel TefFc,
Jeremiah Crandall,
Richard Gardner, Efquires.
Ea{l-Greenwich :
Thomas Shippcy,
Thomas Cafey,
Jonathan Johnfon,
William Pierce,
Alexander Nichols,- Efquires.
Smithfield :
John Saylcs, jun.
Daniel Mowrey.jun.
Stephen Arnold,
Daniel Smith, (5wof Elifha)
John Farnum,
Welcome Arnold, Efquires.
Scituate :
Gideon Harris,
John Fiflc,
Samuel Dorrance,
Jeremiah Angell,
Oliver Weftcot,
Ezekiel Cornell,
Thomas Hill,
Thomas Brown, Efquires.
Gloucefter :
Andrew Brown,
Timothy Wilmarth,
Silas Williams,
Jonathan
May^ 1769.
Jonathan Harris,
Ifrael Arnold,
Zebedce Hofikins Jun.
Mofcs Cooper,
Caleb Arnold, EJg;
Charlcftown :
Pelcg Crofs,
Job Taylor,
Stanton Yorke,
James Kinyon, Efquires.
Coventry :
John Rice,
Thomas Mattefon,
James Waterman,
Jofeph Whipple, Efquires.
Exeter :
Stephen Richmond,
George Peirce,
Gideon MoHier,
Benjamin Wait,
Newman Perkins,
Daniel Sunderlin, Efquires.
Middletown :
Jofhua Cogge(hall, jnn.
Jofeph Peabody,
Jofeph Peckham,
John Barker, Efquires.
Bri/lol :
William Hoar,
Jofeph R-ead,
Simeon Munro,
Jonathan Munday, Efquires.
Tiverton :
Reftcome Sanford,
John Bowen,
Walter Cooke,
Benjamin Hambiy,
Thomas Eftesi Ejquires.
Ifrael Stoddard,
Thomas B.-ownel),
Aaron Wilbur,
Jephthah Pearce,
NathaniclSearle,jun.£/^tt/r«.
Warren ;
John Kinnicut,
Ebcnezer Cole,
Samuel Allen, (the Second)
Matthew Watfon, jun. Efqrs.
Cumberland :
John Dexter,
Jofeph Brown,
Peter Darling, Efquires.
Richmond :
Samuel TefFt,
Edward Perry,
Jolhua Clarke,
George Webb,
Robert Stanton,
William Tefft, Ef^mres.
Cranfton :
William Burton,
James Harris,
Zuriel Waterman.
Peter Burlingham (tbelhird)
Harman Briggs,
Benjamin Carpenter,E/^a/>Yl,
Johnfton :
Abraham Belknap,
Noah Mattefon,
Edward Fenner,
Jofeph Borden, jun. Efquires.
North-Providence :
Ifaiah Hawkins,
Thomas Whipple, jun.
Jonathan Jenckes, jun.
John Brown, Efquires.
Little-Compton :
Thomas George, Captain of Fort George.
Whereas His Majefty hath been gracioufly pleated to Negro j/wwy
grant his free Pardon unto a Negro Woman Slave, named P^f^oned by
fenny, otherwife called Jenny Chapman^ now in his Ma- jjberat'r^**''
jefty's Gaol in Newport, ut>der Sentence of Death for the from Gaol,
Murther of her Baftard Cliild, // is there foreVoted and Re-
folved.
8 May^ 1769.
fohed. That the faid Jenny, otherwife called Jenny Chap-
man, be immediately difcharged from Gaol.
fj,M Whereas the Money raifed for the Support of the
lowered. Light-Houle, at the prefent Rate ol Light-Money, is more
than fufficierit for that Purpofe, It is therefore l^'oted and
Refohed, That the Light- Money be, and it is hereby re-
duced to Two Pence per Ton upon foreign Veffels, and
Eighteen Pence upon each Coarter.
Committee jf /, yof(d and Eejohed, That '^oB Berrnet, Efq; George
f"om?he7ate P^azard, Efq; and Mr. Pardonrtllivghall be, 6c they, or the
and deliver major Part of them, are hereby, appointed a Committee to
lent'ciefr ''^'^^'''^ ^""^"^ ^"^^ ^^''^^^f" ElUry , the late Clerk oftheln-
of theJnfe- fcrior Court ot Common Pleas, and General SelTions of the
riorCouriin Pfacc, Within and for the County oi t^eivport, the Seal,
oi' Ni^flrJ, Records, Papers, and other Things belonging to that Of-
theSeai.Re. fice, and deliver them to Jofias Lyndon, Efq; the prefent
cords, &c. ci^rj^ of fa,(i Court, giving and taking Receipts for the
fame.
to receive JT^ f^ Voted and Refohed, That Mr. Stephen Champliv^
fromtheiate Freeman Perry, Efq; and Mr. fVilliam Dyre be, and they,
to the* pre- ^^ ^^^ major Part of them, are hereby.appointed aCommit-
fentCierk of tee to reccivc of Benjamin Peckham, Efq; the late Clerk of
c'u!"'^^"hl *^® InferiorCourt of Common Pleas,'& General Seflions of
County of the Peace, within and for the County oi King'i-County, the
Kixg'i Ccun. Sea] Records, Papers, and other Things belonging to that
Rewds!"!*. Office, and deliver them to Mr. Stephen Hajard^ the pre-
fent Clerk of faid Court, giving and taking Receipts for
the fame.
Committee JJ" is Voted and Refolved, That Thomas Cafey, Preferred
from'hefate Piefce.'pn. and Thomas Aldrich, Efqrs. be, and they, or the
and deliver major Part of them, are hereby, appointed a Committee to
to the pre- receive of Andrew Boid, Efq; the late Clerk of the Superior
jentClerk of _ r t i- ^^ r- a rr- •, r^ i P> i
the Soperi- *^Qurt of Judicature, Court of AiTize and General Gaol-
er Court in Delivery, within and for the County of Kent, the Seal,
of Ar«»/,"t'iie Records, Papers, and other Things belonging to that Of-
Seai, Re. fice, and deliver them to Hopkins Cooke, Efq; the prefent
cordj, &c. Clerk of faid Court, giving and taking Receipts for the
fame.
Committee
to audit J. IT is Voted and Refohed, That Metca/f Bo'wler,Efq; Job
S"'^'" ^^""^^' ^^^' ^^'^ Mr- Pardon Tilltnghajl, be,and they, or
the
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May^ 1769. 9
the Major Part of them, are hereby appointed a Commit-
tee to audit the Accounts of Mr. Jonathan Wilfon with
the Light-Houfe ; and that they make Report to this Af-
iembly as foon as conveniently may be.
AN ACT in Addition to an Adt, entitled " Ati Ad . .
«♦ appointing Coroners in each Town in this Colony." ,jon"lo the
h&. appoint-
Whereas in and by faid Ad the cldeft Juftice of the '"K^"'*"""
Peace, or Warden in each Town in this Colony, isconfti-
tu'ed Coroner in and throughout the Town in which he
dwells : And whereas it hath been doubted whether in the
Abfence offuch eldeftjullice or Warden, the next Juftice
or Warden can adl as Coroner :
^E it therefore EnaBedby this General ^Jfembly, and, by
the /lutbority of the fame. It is Enabled, That whenfo-
ever the eldeft Juftice or Warden of any Town in thisCo-
lony, {hall be abfcnr, or unable to attend, the next Ju-
itice or Warden, in Order who Ihall be prefent, fliall have
full Power to execute the Office of Coroner, in all it s Parts,
in the fame Manner as fuch eldeft Juftice or Warden,
could or might do if prefent; and (hall be fworn into faid
Oflice accordingly, to officiate upon fuch fpecial Occafion.
IT is Voted and Refolved, That the Honorable yt/?/;^ J;°'^^^i«*«
Wanton, jun Efq; Mj. Pardon Ttllingba/l, and Mr. Edward from the late
Thur/}on,'pn. be, and they are hereby, appointed a Com- ^"^ deliver
mittee to receive of the Honorable Jojias Lyndon, Efq; late femGov^'he
Governor of this Colony, the Charter, Cheft and all fuch Chaiter,&c.
Papers in his Hands, as belong to the Colony, and deli-
ver them to the Honorable Jofeph IVantcn, Efq; the pre-
fent Governor, giving and taking Receipts for the fame.
AN ACT in Amendment of an A<^ pafled at the laft Executions
Seflion, ordering Executions to be returned on the Firft ej''^[,""n"'
Day of the Sitting of the feveral Courts in this Colony. Days after
the Opeoing
g E it enaBedby this General JJJembly, and, by the Au- "f'"*' Court*
thority thereof. It is EnaSled, That, for the future,
Executiojis be returned within Five Days from the Firft
C Day
10 May^ 17^9-
pay of the Sitting of the Superior Courts of Judlcalute and
Courts of Common Pleas within this Colony (any Law to
the contrary notwithftanding;) That if any Execution be
iiot duly returned within that Time, the Sheriff, to whom
the fame (ball be committed,(hall be liable in like Manner
as is already prefcribed by Law : And that this A(ft fhall
be in Force from the Rifing of this Aflembly,
Comiitutec ^^ '^ ^^^'^ ^"'^ Refolvedy That Daniel Jenckes.. Efq; and
Jo receive of Mr. Mofes Broivfi, bc, and they are hereby, appointed a
the laie and Commiitcc to receive of the HonorablcN/Vi6o/^^ Cooke, Efqv
pre'fentDep! thc late Deputy-Govcmor of this Colony, the Duplicate ol
Governor the Charter and deliver it to the Honorable Darius SeJJjons,
cate of"^the "^'''1' '^^ prefcnt Dcputy43ovcrnor, giving and uking Re-
Charter. ceipts for the fame.
Memorial of Whereas Edward Thurjlon, Efq; Kc^er of the Grand
£. Thurftcn Committee's Office, reprefented unto this Aflembly,
La^Sd?'"eco. That an Adion was brought by George Taylor, Eiq; to the
vered of Ob. Inferior Court in Providence, at June Term, 1768, againft
jenekis & "J. Qhadioh Jenckes, and Jobfj Pearce of Scituate, for the Re«
Colony."' ' * covery of a Trail of Land in Scituate, mortgaged to ri e
Colony for near Three Thoufand Pounds^in BiUsof Cre-
dit, emitted in the Year 1750 ; upon which A<flion, Judg-
ment was obtained. Execution IfTued, and PotXeiTion taken
of the Land for the Colony, and thc fame advertifcd for
Sale ; which was poftponed by the Sheriff : That at the
feme Term Edward Lillibridge brought an Ailion upon
a prior Title to the faid Land, againft the faid Jinckes and
Pearce, who craved an Imparlance for that Term, to vouch
in their Grantor, One Jonathan IVeaver, to defend the
fame : That at December Term laft, thc faid Edward.
Lillibridge obtained Judgment, and alfo at the Superior
Court held in March laft, he obtained Judgment by De-
fault : It is therejore Voted and Refohed, That Daniel
Jenckes, Efq; Mr. Mofes Brown, Job Randall, Efq; and
Gideon Com/lock, Efq; be, and they, or the major Part of
them, are hereby appointed a Committee to examine into
the Right of thc Colony to thc abovemcntioncd Lands, and
into all the Proceedings that have been had, relating there-
to, as well upon the AdHon brought bv the Colony, as that
brought by thc faid Edward Lillibridge ; and that in the
mean Time the Colony's Execution and alfo the Executi-
on o( the faid Edward Lillibridge, againft: the faid Land,
be ftayed. Whereas
Mayy 1769. II
Whereas Edward T'bur/lon, Efq; Keeper of the Grand SJn-.Ttur/im
Cominittee's Office, reprelented unio this Aflembly, That [rfe"irL8nd
a Piece of Land was recovered of Nathaniel Elltiiorpe, and recovered of
put up at pubJick Sale, and ftruck off to the Government, ^-^'^'^^f^
which is efteemed not worth the Money and Cofts, and is
likely to become of lefs Value by lying : That a Pcrfon of-
fers to buy the fame, for the Sake of a Stream of Water
in it, convenient for him, provided he may be allowed One
Year to pay the Money in, giving fufficient and indifputa-
ble Security ; // is therefore Voted and Refohed, That the
{aid Edward Tburflon be, and he is hereby, empowered to
fell the aforefaid Land to the beft Advantage for the Colo-
ny; taking Security for the Purchale Money, payable in
One Year from the Time of Sale.
Whereas Mr. yobn Stevens exhibited unto this Aflcm- 7**" sitwm
biy an Account, by him charged againftthe Colony, for .."g^* *
Materials provided for, and Work by him done upon, the
Court-Houfe and Gaol in Newport : And the faid Account
being duly examined, Jt is Feted and Refohed, That the
fame be, and hereby is, allowed, and that Two Pounds,
Three Shillings and She Fence, lawful Money, being the
Amount thereof, be paid the faid John Stevens, out of the
General Treafury.
Whereas Mr, George Lawton^ Keeper of his Majefty's c«- l^uiitn
Gaol in the County of Newport, exhibited unto this Aflcm- ^2^^.^ ^
bly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony, for
the Maintenance of divers poor Prifoners at the King's Suit :
And the faid Account being duly examined. It is Voted and
Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is, allowed ; and
that Eight Pounds, Twelve Shillings and Four Pence»
lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid
George Lawten, out of the General Treafury.
JTis Voted and Refohed, That the following Alterati- a& pafled
ons be made in the Ad palTed in February laft, ordering '**-^*®?"
irr^ . 1-. 1 TIL- rL'i^ afleffiBe the
a general Tax to be laid upon the Innabitanls 01 this Co- Tax, to be
lony, to wit : That the Poll-Tax be Six Pence upon each ameaded.
Thoufand Pounds : That the Poll-Tax be not deduded
from the General Taxation previous to the Apportionment
upon the feveral Towns : And that no Pcrfon be fubjcdl
to the-PoUTax, under the Age of Twenty-one Years.
Conmittee
Jt is Fated and Refo/wd, That Mr. Mofes Brown, Col. [J/^^;"""
Stephen
11 May^ 17^9-
Stephen Tetter^ EJiward Perry, Efq; SamueJ y^Uen, Efq; end
Thomas Church, t fq; be, and the/ are hereby, appointed
a Committw to draw up an Ad agreeable to the Alterati-
ons made in the Adt paiTed in February laft, for aflefling
a Tax upon the Colony j and to apportion the Tax upon
the feveral Towns in this Cobny.
Whereas the Committee appointed at laft SefTion to
Governorre- prepare Draughts of Anfwers to the Earl of Hilljborough'%
r"'t\Vui- l-€t'"S '<^ ^^^ Colony, N^ 11. N" 12. and N° 13. have
t«rs to Lord laid the fame before this AfTcrnbly, which being duly con-
Hiiijionugb. ^dered, It is Voted and Refolved, That the faid Draughts
be approved : And that his H nor the Governor be,
and he is hereby, requeHed to caufe fair Copies thereof to
be made, and fign and tranfmii the fame to His Lordftiip*
by the Firfl Opportunity.
7. Sorjm'i J'^ ii Voted and Refolved , That the Petition of "John
p<tuioor«- Borden, of Portfmoufb, againft Jofeph Borden, of faid Port_f-
5X00'° '''^^* wc«//?>, refpe^Sling the fetting up another Ferry between
Port/mouth and Bri/kl, be, and the fame is hereby, refer*
red to the next Scflion : That the faid ^ofepb Borden be
cited, agreeable to Law, to anfwcr the fame : And that in
the mean Time he be, and hereby is, prohibited from car-
rying Perfons from his Wharf as a Ferry Place.
li o*'d!r»6 "^""EREA? Mr. Schmcn Smthwkk, exhibited unto this
n 3^. 1." Aflembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony,
for printing the Proceedings of the General Afiembly, at
the Seffions held in Septemiier, O^obfr and February laft,
for printing thelndex to the Law-Books, divers Proclama-
tions, Treafurer's Notes and Warrants, &c. And the faid
Account being duly examined, It is Voted and Refolved,
That the fame he, and hereby is. allowed, and that Twcn-
ty-fix Pounds, One Shilling and Three Pence, Three Far-
things, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Solomon
Soutb-wrck, out of the General Treafury.
Whereas Mr. James Tew, jun. exhibited unto this
* loJed'/:'!"* Aflemblyan Account, by him charged againft the Colony,
13;. 6J. for making Shutters for the Windowsof the Court- Houfe
in Newport : And the faid Account being duly exatjiined,
Jt is' Voted afid Refolved, That the fame be, and hereby is,
allowed, and that Four Pounds, Thirteen Siiillings, and
Six Pence, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be
paid the did James Tt-w, jun. out of the General Txcafm'y.
JT
May, ij6<). 13
IT is Voled and Rejohed, That George Hazard, Efq-, C""""*".'**
Mr. Moffs Brown, John Mawd/ley, Efq; Henry Marchant, InioVhTpr©-
Elq; and the Secretary, be, and they, or the major Part cecdingtof
of them, are hereby appointed a Committee to examine Affe^br'rei
into the Proceedings of the General AfTembly, refpedling fpeftirB the
the Sufferers by the Riots in Newport,, in ^muH, r76c • Suffefen by
J. -u.D^r.L-r-j ^ r i -^ \ R"oisiiii76c,
and to enquire what Part ot their Goods were favcd, and jjc.
received by them, or any Perfon in their Behalf: And
that the faid Committee be, and they arc hereby, empow-
ered to call any Perfon before them, and examine thern
upon Oath, rcfpeding the faving of any of their Goods.
AND it is further Voted and Rtfohed, That the faid
Committee draught a Letter in Anfwer to the Earl of
Hi!lfiorough'% Letrer, N° 1 5, written to the Colony, la
CoTifequence of the Mifreprefentations made by Dodlor
Thomas Moffatt, to His Lordfhip, of the Proceedings of
this Government refpecting his Sufferings in faid Riot ;
and that they make Report to this AfTembly at the next
Seflion.
Tir r^ ■ • 1 t . /^ » ^ Committee
Whereas a Committee was appomted atthelalt Sci- appointed at
fion of this Aflembly to fell and difpofe of the Real Eftate '"ftS'ffionto
of Thomas Nimgret, Sachem of the Narraganjett Tribe oi l^„\'i^^l^l'
Indians in this Colony, for the Payment of his Debts, and concinued.
■a limited Time was aiTigned for doing the fame, which
expired before thatBufinels could be completed ; It is there-
fore Voted and Rejqhed, That the fame Committee be,
and they are hereby, allowed to go on and finifh faid Bu-
finefs agreeable to the Votes already paiTed for that Purpofe ;
fo that the fame be done within Three Months after the
Rifing of this AlTembly.
IT is Voted and Refohed, That the General Treafurer ted in 1767,
be, and he is hereby, empowered and diredted to redeem '" ^^ '.^'
the lawful Money Bills emitted by this Colony, in Febru- Tr^fatcJs
ary, 1767, by giving his Notes as General Treafurer for Notes,
the fame,' payable in Two Years from the Dates of the
Notes fo given, with Intereft, at the Rate of Six per Cen-
tum, per Annum, from the Time limited for the Payment
of faid Bills.
petitions for
// is Voted and Refohed, That the Petitions for new "*,i?.S"
Trials and ftaying Executions, lying before this AfTembly red to next
unheard, be referred to the next SeiTion : That where I'""'"". ^""^
' __ Executions
i-> any ftaj,ed.
14 ^^y^ ^1^9-
any Attachments are made of any Eftite, on thofe E^e-
cutionsi the Sale of fuch Eftate (hall be poftponed, until'
after the Rifing of this AlTetnbly at the next SefTion : That
where the Executions are not Icrved on any Eltate, that
the Bodies of the Petitioners be not committed thereon, or
their Eftates attached and fold thereon, until after the
Rifing of this AlTembly at the next Seffion : And, if re-
turnable before that Time, that the fame be retarnedy?fl)'?</.
If any PeiN Whereas this AfTembly Iwth palled an k€i for ftaying,
tioo be vot- Executions, where Petitions praying for the fame, are
Bex°'sfflion. pending before this AfTcmbly unheard; by Means whereof
the Plaint fF the Petitioners, whofe Petitions may be voted out, will
Tn Jii^Exe* ^'^^^ '^ '" *^*^"' Po^^*" ^o '^^cp ^^^i"" Creditors out of their
cution, juft Debts feveral Months longer : // ;i therefore Voted
whic6 mill and Refohed, That when any Execution returnable before
in 3o"'^Days ^^^ ^^"^^ Seflion, fball, in Confequcnce of faid Aft, be re-
ader the Ri- turned /?rt)'<'<^, and the Petition praying for flaying the fame,
Alfembh^, fhal'l be voted out, that in fuch Cafe the Creditor may
ne;.t seffion. take Out an alias Execution, which (hall be returned by
the Sheriff unto whom the fame fhall be committed, into
the Clerk's Office of the Court where it fhall be returna-
ble, within Thirty Days after trhe Riling of this Afl'embly
at the next Seffion : And that if any Sheriff (hall ncgled
to do his Duty herein, a fpecial Court may be called up-
on him in the fame Manner as by Law might be, for not
returning or making undue Returns of Executions.
^o7^t\l^^o( ^^ " ^"'''^ °"'^ Rejohed, That Meffis. Thomas Preehody
■the laie and and Pardon JiUingba//, be, and they arc Jiereby, appoint-
deiivertothe cfj a Committee to receive of Ca/^^ Carr, late Captain of
cfFortG«r.f fo''^ George, all the Stores at ("aid Fort, belonging to the
the Stores, Colony, and deliver them to Thomas George the prcfent
*"'' Captain of faid Fort, giving and taking Receipts for the
fame.
Aft altering AN ACT altering and amending an A6t paffed at the
the*Aa "^'7. ^^"^"^ Adembly, held by Adjournment ai Providence.
fed the ''laii ^n the laft Monday of February laft, entitled " An A(3
Seffion afTef- for affeffing upon the Inhabitants of this Colony, a Rate,
Jpf„,\^J»*orTax, of Six Thoufand Pounds lawful Money, and
looy. * Ninety-Three Thoufand, Six Hundred and Eighty-Seven
Pounds, Fifteen Shillings and Two Pence, Old Tenor."
Wherefi
May, 1769. 15
jybereas in and by /aid A£f the jlpportionment totbefeveral
Tvwni ii found to be erroneoui, differing in all the Towns
in the Colony from tbeir true T^roportionsfettkd by the
General Eftimate of tbe Colony : ^nd -wbereas tbe faid
apportionment t as yet^ remains unaffefsd and unUvied :
Therefore
V E it EnaSfed by this General AJfemhly., and, by tbe Au-
thority tbereoj, It is Enabled, That a Rate or Tax of
Six Thoafand Pounds, lawful Money, and Ninety-Three
Thoufand, Six Hundred and Eighty-Seven Pounds, Fif-
teen Shillings and Two Pence, Old Tenor, fliall be afleiT-
ed upon the Inhabitants of this Colony, to be levied, col-
}eacd, and paid into the General Treafury,on or before the.
Firll Day oi November ne-xx i that the lawful Money (hall'
be paid in lawful Money, or Treafurera Notes, given for
finking the lawful Money Bills, emitted in the Year 1760,
m in lawful Money Bills of that Emiffion ; upon which
Notes and Bills, Intcreft (hall be reckoned to the faid Firft
Day of November ; and that the Old Tenor fliall be paid
in any of the Old Tenor Bills emitted by this Colony, t«r
in lawful Money at the Rate of Six Shillings, lawful Mo-
ney, for Eight Pounds Old Tenor, as in and by the afore-
laid Adt it is ena<fted.
And be it further ^noBed by tbe Authority aforefaid%
That the Poll-Tax (hall be Six Pence for each and every
Thoufand Pounds, lawful Money, as well as Old Tenor,
in the faid Ad mentioned : And that all male Perfons of
Twenty- One Years old, and upwards, excepting fettled
Miniftersof the Gofpel, (hall pay the Poll-Tax, and none
under ; any Law, Cuftom, or Ufage to the contrary in any
wife notwithftanding.
And be it further Ena^ed by the Attthority aforefaid.
That the faid Rate, or Tax, fliall be, and the fame is,
hereby, apportioned unto and upon the feveral Towns in
the following Manner, agreeable to the faid General Efti-
mate J that IS to fay,
Newport-,
i6 May^ 1769-
Lawful Monejr. Old Tfnor.
Netop'orty fhall pay jC- 93 5 9 5 ^ JC- ^ 4,606 1 8 4
Providence, 350 14 6 5'57° 2 o
JVarwick, 285 23 4451 8 2
pBnJmouth^ z-jj 34 4,327 17 6
fVfpdy, 166 4 2 2,544 7 4
Ne-w-Shoreham, 73 ^ A- 9 1,151 7 6
North-Kingstown, 283 311 442118 6
South-Kingstown 558 6 i 8,722 o o
Eajl-Grectiiiiich, 143 10 4 2,241 o o
'Jamefio'wn, 120 17 5 1,887 6 o
Smithjield; 292 2 i 4»56i o 10
Scitvate, 215 10 9 3.366 5 5
Gloucejier, 184 17 7 2,886 15 6
Charlejiown, 137 i 9 2,140 10 o
Weji -Greenwich, 10116 9 1,589 18 6
Coventry^ ^35 16 2 2,120 jo o
Exeter, 145 19 2 2,279 9 6
Middletown 1951410 3>*^56 ^ ^
Brijiol, 162 i8 10 2,497 o o
Tiverton, 2/3 14 9 3-337 ^ 6
Little-Compton, 18711 3 2,92812 o
Warren, 120 19 11 1,889 2 8
Cumberland, 107 19 5 1,685 18 o
"Richmond, J 05 5 5 1.643 13 o
Cranflon, 198 7 7 3<o97 '2 a
Hofkinton, 140 14 3 2,197 3 o
Johnjlon, 82 o 10 1,281 o
o
Norib-Frovidence, yi 2 6 1,10917 o
j^nd be it further Enabled by the Authority aforefaid.
That the Town or Towns, which do not pay in their Pro-
portion of faid Tax at the Tioic limited for the Payment
thereof, as aforefaid, Aiall pay Intereft for the Sum they
fliall be deficient, until the fame Aall be paid ; and that
each delinquent Town fhall be refponlible therefor to the
General Trcafurer,
And be it further EnaSled by the Authority aforefaid.
That the AflTeilbrs or Ratemakers Ihall aiTefs, and appor-
tion the faid Rate or Tax, and return a true Bill or Lift
of the fame unto the Clerk of the Town, to which they
relpedlively belong, within Forty Days after the Rifing of
this Ailembly. And the faid Town Clerk is direded and
hereby required to fend a Copy thereof in Four Days, from
the
May^ 1769. 17
the Time of his receiving the fame, to the General Trea-
furcr, who is hereby required and direded to iflue -his
Warrant within Three Days to the fcveral Colledtors of
Rates, or Taxes, of the refpcilive Towns, requiring them
in the King's Name, to levy, colled, and pay unto the
General Trcafurer, for the Time being, the feveral Sums
rcfpcdively committed unto them to colled.
And be it further Enabled by the Authority aforefaid^
That each refpedive Town (hall pay all the Charges and
Fees that (hall accrue, or arife, in or upon the affefling,
levying, and collcding it's Part of the aforcfaid Rate or
Tax.
And be it further EnaSfed bf the Authority aforejaid,
That One Thoufand, Five Hundred Pounds, lawful Mo-
ney, of the (aid Tax be applied for the Payment of the
exigent Charges of Government, and the remaining Four
Thoufand, Five Hundred Pounds, lawful Money, to the
redeeming and finkihg fo much of the outftanding Notes,
given for the Money emitted in the Year 1760 : And that
the Old -Tenor, when received into the General Treafury,
be funk by burning the fame.
And be it jurther EnaSted by the Authority aforefaid^
That the Secretary be dircded, and he is hereby required,
to fend a Copy of this Ad to every Town Clerk in the
Colony, within Ten Days after the Rifing of this Aflembly,
to be by the Town Clerk immediately delivered unto the
Afleflbrs, or Rate-makers of his Town. And the refpec-
tive CoUedors of the faid Rate or Tax are hereby required
to ufc all Diligence in colleding, and paying the fame un-
to the General Treafurer, before or at the Time in this Ad .
limited.
"WE the Subfcribers beg Leave to diflent from the fore-
going Ad : Becaufc in our Opinions, the PoU-Tax ought
to be firft deduded. otherwife Perfons polTelTed of equal
Eftates in different Towns, will be rated jn different Pro-
portions. Becaufe it is wholly unprecedented that after
a Tax hath been proportioned upon the Inhabitants of the
feveral Towns, and partly colleded, to alter the fame, and
afTefs the Tax anew ; the natural Confequence of which,
E will
1 8 May^ ^1^9'
will be, that fuch Towns in the Colony, as (hall fay they
are aggrieved will not proceed to levy their Taxes, but
poftpone it, in Hopes ofit's being afterwards altered by the
Genei'al AfTembly. And further we are of Opinion, that
it will not only introduce great Confuiion in raifing Mo-
ney by a Tax and have a great Tendency to prevent it,
but will alfo have a fatal Effeft upon the Credit of the Co-
lony ; the Confequence of which may be the General
Treafurer's being immediately fued by every Perion la
whom the Colony is indebted.
Gideon Hoxfey, fVilliam Read,
'Thomas Freebody, IVilltam Potttr^
Daniel Mowrey/yxvx. J^^^ Barker^
Samuel Durfee, Yhomas Coggejhatl, jun.
Nathaniel Searle, jun. JVilliarn Hazard,
John G. Wanton, Oliver Hazard,
IViUiam Cooke, John /limy,
George Hazard, Jeremiah Lawton^
pyiliiam Bradford, Samuel Carr,
Thomas Church, Caleb Aldrich,
Simeon Potter, Paul Niles,
Stephen Hajard,
I the Subfcriber do join in the Firft Reafon afilgned in
the above Proteft. Edward Perry,
It is Voted and Refohed, That thofe Towns which have
proceeded to aflefs their Inhabitants by Virtue of the Aft
pafled at laft February Seflion, be repaid their Expences
out of the General Treafury ; their Accounts being firft prc-
fented to, and pafled upon, by the General Afl'embly.
AND it is alfo Voted and Refohed, That no further Pro-
ceedings be had upon any fuch AfTefTmcnt made in Con-
formity to the faid Aft.
againrt the' ^^ '^ Voted and Refohed, That the Executions iflued a-
Town Trea- gainft the Town Treafurers of fuch Towns as arc delin-
fucK'Vowns ^"^"^ '" the Payment of their Taxes, be ftayed till the
asaredeiin- next Seffion of this AfTcmbly : And that fuch delinquent
poeet in the Towns pay Intcreft, at the Rate of Six per Centum, per
thdr^Taxes Annum, for the Sums for which they are refpedively de-
co be flayed linquent, until the next Seflion of this Afl'embly.
iion.
n
May, 1796. 19
It is Voted and RefAved, That the Elcdion of Officers,
not chofen at this Seflion, be referred to the next Seflion : ^tfofe'stead
And that in the mean Time, the Pcrfons now in Office others have
be, and they are hereby, continued in their refpet5live Of- ''°'^**"
fices, with as full Power and- Authority as they have at tinutd,"
any Time heretofore had.
Adjonrn-
IT" is Voted and Refohed, That all Bufinefs lying before meat
this Aflembly, unfinifhed, be, and the fame is hereby, re-
ferred to the next Sellion : That the Secretary publifh the
Ads and Orders, now made and palled, by Beat of Drum
in the Town of Newport, within Ten Days after the Ri-
fing of this AfTembly, and within, Thirty, fend Copies
thereof to the Sheriffs of the feveral Counties, by them to
be tranfmitted to each Town-Clerk in the Colony : And
that this Affembly be, and hereby is, adjourned to the Se-
cond Monday in June nexit, then to meet in the Towa of
Newport.
GOD Save the KING.
Publijhed according to Order, on Monday the Fifteenib Dwf
£/"May, A. D. 1769, by
HENRY WARD, Secry.
A TRUE Copy :
WITNESS,
NEWPORT: Printed by Solomon Squthwick.
yune^ iy6c)»
2.1
At the General Assembly of the Gover-
nor and Company of the Etiglijh Colony
of Rhode- IJland^ and Providence Plantati-
ons^ in New-England^ in America j begun
and holden by Adjournment^ at Newport^
within and for the faid Colony, on the
Second Monday in June^ in the Year of
our Lord One Thoufand, Seven Hundred
andSixty-nine, and Ninth of the Reign of
his Moft Sacred Majefty GEORGE the
Third, by the Grace of GOD, King of
Great-Britain^ and fo forth*
PRESENT,
The Hon^ Jofeph fVanton^ Efq;
GOVERNOR.
The Hon. Darius Seffions^ Efq;
DEPUTY-GOVERNOR,
Pele6 Thurston, Efq; ")
Job Bennet, Efq;
Solomon Drown, Efq;
David Harris, Efq;
Weston Hickes, Efq;
Thomas Wjckee, Efq;
Jonathan Randall, Efq:
John Congdon, Efq;
Joseph Haszard, Efq;
William Richmond, Efq;
\- AlTiftants^
The S E C R E T A R Y.
DEPUTIES
ax
yune^ 17^9*
DEPUTIES from the feveral TOWNS.
The Hen. Metcalf Bowler, Efq\ Speaker,
Newport :
A/r.JohnWanton,(Son ofGidetn)
George Hazard, E/q}
Capt. Samuel Carr,
CJ/»^ William Read*
Mr. Thomas Freebody;
Providence :
Daniel Jenckes, Efqi
Mr. Mofcs Brown,
Benoni Pcarce, Efqi
Mr. Job Smith.
Portsmouth :
Mh Speaker,
Benjamin Hall, Efqi
Mr. Jeremiah LawtoOj
John Almy, Efq.
Warwick i
Philip Greene, Efqi
James Arnold, Efq;
Stephen Arnold, E/qi
Thomas Rice, EJq.
Westerly :
Capt. Edward Saunders,
Jo(cph Clarke, jun. Efq.
New-Shoreham :
None>
North-Kingstown :
Mr. Ezckiel Gardner,
Mr. John Northup.
SoUTH-KlNGSTOWN t
William Potter, Efqi
Mr. Stephen Haffard.
East-Greenwich :
Preferved Peirce,jun. Efqi
William Peirce, EJq.
Jamestown :
Mr. Oliver Hafzard,
Mr. William Hafzard.
Smithfield :
Caleb Aldrich, Efq;
Daniel Mowrey,ja«. EJq,
SCITUATE :
Job Randall, Efq-,
Benjamin Slack, Efq.
Gloucester :
Thomas Owen, Efqi
Rufus Smith, Efq.
Charlestown :
Gideon Hoxfcy, EJqi
Job Taylor, Efq>
West -Greenwich :
Benjamin TiUinghaft, Efqi
Ifaac Johnfton, E/q.
Coventry :
Stephen Potter, Efqi
Exeter :
Daniel Barber, Efq)
Daniel Sunderlin, Efq.
Middletown :
John Barker^ Efq;
Mr. Thomas Coggefhall.
Bristol :
CoL Simeon Potter,
William Bradford, Efq.
Tiverton :
Samuel Durfee, Efqi
William Cooke, Efq.
Little-Compton :
Thomas Church, Efq;
Nathaniel Scarle,^'w«. EJq>.
Warren :
Mr. Cromel Child,
Samuel Allen, Efq.
Cumberland :
Jeremiah Whipple, Efq^
Richmond :
Edward Perry, Efqi
Jofhua Clarke, Efq.
3 Cranston j
J Gideon Comftock, Efq.
I HoPKlNTON :
^ Mr. Thomas Wells, Jz^rt.
^ Mr. Abel Tanner.
I Johnston :
Henry Harris, Efq;
Abraham Belknap, Efq.
North-Providence ^
Thomas Olncy, Efqi
Mr. Job Olney.
Mr, William Ellery Clerk, of the Lower Heufe»
June^ 1769. 23
f -;"— :rf HEREAS Mr. 'Job Brings, reprefented unto
mtn ^his Aflembly, Jhji m Auguft, 1766, he be- >J^
t y. .. .P: \ '"S ^onltable q\ fVariaick, received the Kirfg's 12s.
li;^^^i ^"^ ^° apprehend John fVcoJivarJ and his
' '"""" " Wife, which he efFeded, and committed them
lo Gaol at Ea/i -Greenwich ; that he was Four Days and
Nights in that Service ; and that the Expences of fummon-
ing Witnefies, of his Aid, together with his own Time and
lawful Fees amounted to Three Pounds, Twelve Shillings,
lawful Money, which he hath never received, nor any Part
thereof : And therefore he prayed this AfTembly to allow
him that Sum out of the General Treafury.
On Confideration whereof,
IT is Voted and Refolved, That the Sum of Three
Pounds, Twelve Shillings, lawful Money, be allowed and
paid the faid Job Briggs, out of the General Treafury, for
his aforefaid Services and Expences.
WHftREAS Meflrs. William Dyre, and Fneman Perry^ Report of w,
prefcnted unto this AfTembly the following Report and ^j"' «"«' ^-
Account, v,z. i-^Z":^
I2S.
To the Honorable Central AJjemblyof the Colony o/Hhode-
Ifland, to fit at Newport, the Second Monday in
June, 1769,
AGREEABLE to the Order of 5rour Honors, at your
SefTion in May laft, the SubfcriberS) who, with Mr.
StepbenChamplin,were appointed to receive of Mr. Benjamin
Peckbam, late Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas
and General Scflions of thfe Peace, for the County of King's-
County, all the Books of Record, Papers, Seal, and every
Thing elfe belonging to faid Office, and deliver them un-
lo Mr. Stephen Hajfard, the prefent Clerk, have* the Firft
Day of June, A. D. 1769, performed the faiiie, giving and
taking Receipts therefor.
JVilliam Dyre^
Freeman Perry.
The Colony Dr. to the Committee»
To our Time and Trouble, ^. o 12 o
And the PremifTes being duly confidered, It is Voted and
Refolved, That the foregoing Report be accepted ; that the
Account of the Committee be allowed, and that Twelve
Shillings, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid
the
24 June^ 1769.
the faid William Dyer, and Freeman Ferry, out of the Ge-
neral Trealury.
?cTf!d" ^'^ ^^ '^°^^^ ^"^ Refohed, That his Honor the Deputy-
the'^LelteV Governor, Metcalf Bowler ^ Efq; Job Bentiet, Efq: ycAZ-A
from the Hofjard, Efq; Daniel )enckes^ Efq; the Secretary, Mr. 7oi6;i
the Ho'ufe Wanton, and G/V^on Comflocky Efq; be, and they are hereby,
ot Burgeflbs appointed a Committee to take into Confideration the Let-
in^Virginia, ^^ ^^^^ ^^^ Speaker of the Houfe of Burgeffes in Virginia^
addreffed to the Speaker of the Lower-Houfe of this Af-
icmbly } and alfo the Refolvcs of faid Houfc of Burgefles,
in faid Letter inclofed : That they prepare a Draught of an
Anfwer to faid Letter, and draw up fuitable Refolves, if
they think proper } and that they make Report before the
Rifing of this AiFcmbly.
M.Bo-wltr Whereas Metcalf Bowkr, Efq; exhibited unto this
allowed ^. 1 Affembly an Account, by him charged againfl the Colony,
''' *" ' for CaHi paid by him for the Portage ot feveral Letters he
received ias Speaker of the Lower-HoUfe : And the faid
Account being duly confidered, // is Voted and Refohed,
'1 hat the fame be, and hereby is, allowed, and that One
Pound, Seven Shillings and Six Pence, lawful Money, be-
ing the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Metcalf Bowler^
out of the General Treafury.
Whereas Mbflrs. Thomas Steere, Jacob ArnoU, and
jr^!S'Js. Stephen Whipple, the AflelTors of Rates, for the Towrt of
fyhifpU, si- ^mithjield, exhibited unto this Allembly an Account, by
lowed 51.17'i them charged againll theColony for afleffing aRate upon the
Inhabitants of that Town, agreeable to an Aft pafTed in Fe-
bruary laft : And the faid Account being duly-examined, It
is Voted and Refohed^ That the fame be, and hereby is, al-
lowed, and that Five Pounds, Seventeen Shillings and Nine
Pence, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, he paid
the faid Thomas Steere, Jacob Arnold, and Stephen Whipple,
out of the General Treafury.
Whereas Meflis. Fefer Burlinghatn, the 3d. Zuriel
Z. ivJurmlZ Waterman, and James Randall, the Afleflbrs of Rates for
& j.Ranttaii, the Town of Cranjlon, exhibited unto this Aflembly an
iQsrjd.^'' Account, by them charged againfl: the Colony, for affef-
iing a Rate upon the Inhabitants of that Town, agreeable
to an Ail pafled in February laft ; And the faid Account
being
being duly examined, // is Voted and Eefohed, That the
fame be, and hereby is, allowed, and that Three Pounds,
Nineteen Shillings, and Nine Pence, lawful Money, being
the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Peter Burlingham,
Zunel Waterman^ and Jamei RandalL out of the General
Treafury.
Whereas Meflrs. Samuel Dutfee, John Bowen and
Jfaac Manchefter, AfTeflbrs of Rates for the Town of 7V- s. Durfii. J.
•verton, exhibited unto this Aflembly an Account, by them Bo-wm, I.
charged againfl: the Colony, for arfefling a Tax upon the ^uJltdf. 4
Inhabitants of that Town, agreeable to an Ad pafTed in Fe- 0/ 2d.
bruary laft : And the faid Account being duly examined,
Jt is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be, and hereby is,
allowed, and that Four Pounds and Two Pence, lawful
Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Samuel
Durfef, John Bowen, and Ifaac Manchejier^ out of the Ge-*
neral Treafury.
Whereas Meflrs. Pardon Tillinghajl, and Thomas Free-
body, prefcnced unto this Aflembly the following Report and Report of p.
Account, to wit : Vj^'^'J'
Newport, m2iy^, \yog. «,hoareaU
WE the Subfcribers, being appointed by the Honorable 'owed 12/.
General Affcmbly a Committee to receive of the late Cap-
tain of Fort George, all the Stores and Ordnance belong-
ing to faid Fort, and deliver them to Capt. Thomas George,
the prefent commanding Officer of faid Fort, taking and
giving Receipts for the fame, have, in Obedience to faid
Appointment, completed the faid Work, and herewith de-
liver a Lift of faid Stores, &c. together with Capt. George's
Receipt for the fame. All which is fubmitted by your Ho-
nors Mofl: obedient humble Servants^
Pardon Tillinghajli
Thomas Freebody.
Colony of Rhode-I/land Dr. to the Committee,
To our Time and Trouble, i Day each, ^. o 12 o
And the Premifcs being duly confidered, it is Voted
and Refohed, That the foregoing Report be accepted :
That the Account of the Committee be allowed, and that
Twelve Shillings, lawful Money, being the Amount there-
of, be paid the faid Pardon Tillinghajl and Thomas Freebody »
out of the General Treafury.
B Whereas
x6 June^ ^1^9»
Whereas MelTrs. 'Jonathan "^effen, Samuei Brown,
J. Jifftrs, j^nd James Card, exhibited unto this Aflembly an Account,
j.CvJl'ii- by them charged againft the Colony for cleaning the Colo-
iowtdzl.os. fjy Houfe in Newport, ftorn June, 1768, to June, 1769,
*^* &c. Andthefaid Account being duly examined, It is Vo-
ted and Refohed, That Two Pounds and Two Pence, law-
ful Money, thereof, be allowed and paid the faid Jonathan
Jeffers, SamUei Brown, and James Card, out of the General
Treafury.
Committee to j<j' is Voted and Uefohed, That Mr. Pardon Tiltin^hafi,
Swre'/in\*he ^^^ J'^^" Davis, Efqj be, and they are hereby, appointed a
Court Houfe Committtee to receive ofjofeph G. IVanton, Efq; late She-
at Nrwfartio jflT^f jhc County of Newport , the Small-Arms and other
military Stores belonging to the Colony, depotited in the
Court- Houfe in Newport, and deliver them to IValter Cha-
loner, Efq; the prefent Sheriff of that County, taking a Re-
ceipt ol him for the fame.
Whereas MeflVs, Samuel and WiUiam Vernon, cxhi-
fv^"»!ni)w- Bited unto this Allcmbly an Account, by them charged a-
ed ijs. 9d. gainft the Colony, for a Ream of Paper delivered the Prin-
ter : And the faid Account being duly confidered, // is Vo-
ted and Rejbhed, That the fAme be, and hereby is, allowed,
jand that Fifteen Shillings aiid Nine Pence, lawful Money,
being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Samuel and
William Vernon, out of the General Treafury.
Whereas Mr. Aaron Lopez, exhibited unto this Aflcm-
aiio*frih ^^y ^" Account, by him charged againft the Colony, for a
js. 9d. Ream of Paper delivered the Printer '. And the faid Ac-
count being duly examined, // w Voted and Refolved, That
the fame be, and hereby is^ allowed, and that One Pound,
One Shilling and Nine Pence, lawful Money, being the
Amount thereof, be paid the faid Aaron Lopez, out of the
General Treafury.
Whereas Mr. William Wheaton, exhibited unto this
aliowsd 8*6(1 Aflembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony,
for repairing the Gaol in the County of Providence, &c.
And the faid Account being duly examined, // is Voted and
Refolved, That Eight Shillings and Six Pence.lawful Mx)ney
thereof, be allowed and paid theia'id William Wheaton, out
of the General Treafury.
Whereas
June^ 1769. ay
Whereas the Honorable 'Jofeph Wanton, jun. Efq;
Mr. Pardon Tillinghaji, and Mr. Edward ^hurjion; jun. Report of 7.
who were appointed a Committee to receive of the Honora- f*"""""- j«"-
ble 'jofia$ Lyndon, Efq; the late Governor, the Charter, uE.ThtrJ^n,
Chert, and all Papers in his Hands belonging to the Colony, jun. the Two
and delivsr them to the Hon. Jofeph IVanton, Efq; the pre- '"""-"^ ,
/--— ■• 11-A-/-1/? ^1 wnoni are al-
fentGovcrnor; giving and takingRcceipts for the fame.made lowed m.
Report to this AfTembly, That they had performed the faid
Bufinefs, & to their Report fubjoined the foUowingAccount,
Colony of Rhode-IJlandy 6cc. to P. 7iUingbo^ and £.
Thurjlon, jun. Dr.
To our Service in doing faid Bufinefs, 1 Day
each, £.0 12 a
All which, being duly confidered, // is Voted and Re-
folved, That the faid Report be accepted ; that the faid Ac-
count be allowed, and that Twelve Shillings, lawful Mo->-
ney, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Pardon
lillinghaji, and Edward Tburjlon, jun. out of the General
Treafury.
Whereas Daniel Mowry, jun. Efq; exhibited unto this lowed 101.
Aflembly an Account, by him charged againfl the Colony,
for copying and tranfmitting to the General Treafurer, the
Rate Bill of the Town of Smithfield : And the faid Ac-
count being duly examined. It is Voted and Rejolvedy That
the fame be, and hereby is, allowed, and that Ten Shillings
and One Penny, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof
be paid the faid Daniel Mowry, jun. out of the General
Treafury.
Officers
Both Houfes being: refolved into a Grand Committee, c»>ofen.
chofe the following Officers, to wit :
James Helme, Efq; Cbiefl Jufticeofthe Superior Court
Benoni Hall, Efq; Second of Judicature, Court of
Nathaniel Searle, Efq; Third y Aflize, and General Gaol-
Thomas Greene, Efq; Fourth I Delivery, in and through-
Gideon Co'mjlock, Efq; Fifthj out the Colony.
Knight Dexter, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia
in the County of Providence.
Abraham Winfor, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regi-
ment of Militia in the County of Providence.
Chad Brown, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia in
the County of Providence.
Benjamin
a8 June, 1769.
Benjamin TiUinghafl, Efq; Fifth Juflice of the Inferior
Court of Common Pleas, and General Seflions of the Peace,
within and for the County of Kenty in the Room of 'job
Spencer y Efq; who refufed.
Daniel Bradford, Efq; Third Jufliceof the Inferior Court
of Common Pleas, and General Seflions of the Peace, with-
in and for the CounCy of Bri/tol, in the Room of Syhejler
Child, Efq; who refufed.
Daniel Hopkins, Efq; a Juftjce of the Peace for the
Town of Scituate, in Addition to thofe already chofen.
Hopkins ffikox, and Robert Crandall<, Efq'rs. Juftices of
the Peace for the Town of Exeter, in Addition to thofe
already chofen.
Peleg JVilHams and Andrew Harris, Efq'rs. Juftices of
the Peace for the Town of "Jahnjhn, in Addition to thofe
already chofen.
Simeon Burdick, Efq; Fourth Juftice of the Peace for
the Town of Wejkrly, in the Room of 'Thomas Tlximpfon,
Efq; who refufed.
Caleb Hill, Efq; Seventh and Robert Hall, (Son of
William) Ninth Juftices of the Peace for the Town of
i^orth- Kingstown, in the Room of l/hmael Spink, and
George Thomas^ (Son oi John) Efq'is. who refufed.
Job Spencer, Philip Greene, Judiab AHworth, Samuel
Hopkins, jun. fVilliam Nichols, David Hopkins, George
Dyre, and James Reynolds, jan. Efq'rs. Julliccs of the Peace
for the Town of JVeJl-Greenwicb.
Samuel Wall, Efq; Third Juftice of the Peace for the
Town of Coventry, in the Room of James Waterman, Efq;
Vvho refufed.
John Maxfon, jutl. Thomas Wells, jun. Nathan Burdicky
and John Larkin, Efq'rs. Juftices of the Peace for the Town
of Hopkinton.
John Shearman. Efq; Second Juftice of the Peace for
the Town of Port/mouth, in the Room of Robert Dennis,
Efq; who refufed.
Thomas Tillinghajl, and Syhefler Sweet, Efq'rs. Juftices
of the Peace for the Town of Eaji-Greenwich, in Addition
to thofe already chofen.
J^fautt LieuteCtj ^' ')". Fi^ft Troop of
Benedia Dayton, Cornet \ ^°^^^ '" '^'^ ^"""^^ °^
Nathaniel Sowk, Quarter-MaftcrJ ^^'^^°^^'
Benjamin
yune^ 1^6^.
np
Berjamhi Crandall, Captain ■
Thomas Daienport^ Lieutenant
Zebedee Stoddard^ Cornet
'^ob Wilbur, Quarter-Mafter.
'John Matthewfon, Captain"
^abex Pierce, Fir ft Lieutenant
Daniel Manton, Second Lieut.
Cbri/lopberO/ney,Qii^ncr-Mz{i.
Of the the Second Troop
of Horle in the County
of Newport.
Of the Troop of Horfe
in the County of Pro-
vidence.
OFFICERS to command the feveral Trained Bands, or
Companies of Militia, in the Colony.
Newport :
Firft; Company.
Ezra Pope, Captain.
Hampton Lillibridge, Lieut.
James Pitman^ jun. Enfign.
Second Company.
Benjamin DunfMim^ Captain.
Robert Dunham, Lieuteilant.
Jofeph Pike, Enfign.
Third Company.
Elijha Lawton, Captain.
Stephen Hawkins, Lieutenant.
Lemuel Baily, Enfign.
Fourth Company.
Jojhua Sayer, ]\in. Captain.
James Davis, Lieutenant.
Jojeph Smith, Enfign.
Providence :
Firft Company.
Jonathan Arnold, Captain.
JoJephOlney, jun. Lieutenant.
Richard Godfrey, Enfign.
Second Company.
Elijah Bacon., Captain.
Zepheniah Anarews, Lieut.
j^Ja Franklin, Enfign.
Portfmouth :
Firft Company.
Holder Almy, Captain.
John ^//fox, jun. Lieutenant.
Job Shear man y jun. Enfign.
C
Second Company.
'James Allen, (Second) Capt.
Thomas Allen, Lieutenant.
William Remington^ Enfign.
Warwick :
Firft Company.
Benjamin Arnold, jun. Capt.
John Greene, (Son oi Richard)
(Lieutenant.
Job Smith, Enfign.
Second Company.
William Waterman, Captain.
Reuben Wightman, Lieut.
William Matthew/on, Enfign.
Third Company.
Caleb Greene, Captain.
Cbriftopher Lavalley, Lieut.
Waterman Tibbits^ Enfign.
Wejlerly :
Firft Company.
Oliver Babcock, Captain.
Daniel Max/on, Lieutenant.
Jcjhua Vofe, Enfign.
Second Company.
Samuel Champlin, Captain.
Jojhua Rojs, Lieutenant,
John Gavet, Enfign.
New-Shoreham Company,
Thomas Dickim, Captain.
Tormut RcJ}, Lieutenant.
John Mott, Enfign.
North-Kifigstown :
30
yune^ 1769-
Nortb-Kingstown :
Firft Company.
John Allen, jun. Captain.
Nicholas Spink, Lieutenant.
Jeremiah Aylwortb, Enfign.
Second Company.
Carr Northup, Captain.
John Congdon, jun. Lieut.
David Northup, Enfign.
Third Company.
William Boone, Captain.
George Cong Jon, Lieutenant.
Anthony Ratbbone, Enfign.
South-Kingitown .
Firft Company.
Samuel Oailey, Captain.
Thomas Steadman., jun. Lieut.
William Hull, Enfign.
Second Company.
Richard Gardner, Captain.
EzekielGardner, Lieutenant.
Gardner William Mumford,
(Enfign.
"Eajl-Greenwtch .
Firft Company.
James Searle, Captain,
JohnPearce,]an. Lieutenant,
William Sweet, ]\in. Enfign.
Second Company.
Allen Jobnflon, Captain.
Job Vaughan, Lieutenant.
Jonathan Tibbits, Enfign.
Jameflown Company :
William Martin, Captain.
Benjamin Carr, Lieutenant.
Samuel Slocum, jun. Enfign.
Smithjield :
Firft Company.
Gideon Sajles, Captain.
Benjamin Medbury, Lieut.
Jeremiah Jenckes, lEnfign.
Second Company.
Simeon Aldricb, Captain.
Ifrael Mowry, Lieutenant.
Ifrael Comflock, Enfign.
Third Company.
William Potter, Captain.
Abraham Matthewfen, Lieut.
Nebemiah Smith, Enfign.
Scituate :
Firft Company.
Andrew Angell, Captain.
joj'epb Knigbf, Lieutenant.
Jeremiah Fijk, Enfign.
Second Company.
Peter Cooke, Captain.
Simeon Herrenden, Lieut.
Conflant Weaver, Enfign.
Third Company.,
Jofepb Kimbal, Captain.
John Pratt, Lieutenant.
Philemon Hynes. Enfign.
Fourth Company.
John Rounds, Captain.
John Cohil, Lieutenant.
Richard Smith, (Son oijohn)
Gloucejier : (Enfign.
Firft Company.
David Burlingham^ Captain.
Jeremiah Bifhop, Lieutenant.
Nathan Patn, Enfign.
Second Company.
John Inman, jun. Captain.
Preferved Herrenden, Lieut.
Job Bin/on, Enfign.
Third Company,
Thomas Wood, Captain.
Thomas Bujjey, Lieutenant,
Arnold Lewis, Enfign.
Charleftown Company.
Jofeph fVilcox, Captain.
Amos Greene, ]\xn Lieutenant.
Edward Cranda/l, Enfign.
Wejl-Greenwich :
Firft Company.
John Caje,]\xn. Captain.
William Davis, Lieutenant.
Robert Godfrey ^ Enfign.
Second
"June, 1769.
31
Second Company.
Jacob Lewis, Captain.
Henry Matthewforit Lieut.
Tbomai Gorton, Enfign.
Third Company.
Thomas Ratbbone, Captain.
Hamuel Potter, Lieutenant.
Abel jiylworth, Enfign.
Exeter :
Firft Con)pany.
Haling Gardner, Captain.
Elijha Gardner, Lieutenant.
Ezekiel Tripp, Enfign*
Second Company.
Jonathan Barber, Captain.
yob IVtkox, Lieutenant.
John Bates, Enfign.
Middletown Company.
Matthew Ctggejhall, Captain.
yofepb Rider, ]un. Lieut.
Jonas Coggejhal/, Enfign.
Tiverton :
Firft Company.
"John Cook, (Son of Samuel)
(Captain.
Benjamin Earle, Lieutenant.
Philip Gray, Enfign.
Second Company.
Daniel Dwelly, Captain.
John Jennings, jun. Lieut.
John Stafford, Enfign,
Little-Ccmpton Company :
Cornelius Simmons, Captain.
Icbabod IVcod, Lieutenant.
Comfort Seaf-le, Enfigti.
Warren :
Firfi: Company.
John Child, Captain.
Benjamin Barton, Lieut.
Samuel Pearce, Enfign.
Second Company,
John Martin, Captain.
Elkanah Humphry, Lieut.
Samuel Bofwortby Enfign.
Cumberland :
Firft Company.
Benjamin Tower, Captain.
Benjamin fValcott, Lieut,
Timothy Ide, Enfign.
Second Company.
Enoch Toieer, Captain.
Jonathan Mafon, Lieutenant.
Jeremiah Bar t let t, Enfign.
Richmond Company.
Jofeph Hoxfey,]\JiXi. Captain.
Jffepb Tefft, jun. Lieutenant.
Samuel Clarke, Enfigil.
Cranjlon :
Firft Company.
Robert Briggs, Captain.
Ezekiel Warner, Lieutenant.
John Fenner, Enfign.
Second Company.
Zacbafiab Tucker^ Captain.
James Field, Lieutenant.
Mtjhech Potter, Enfign.
Third Company.
Chrijlopher Lippitt, Captain.
William Burton, jun. Lieut.
Caleb Burlingham, Enfign.
Hopkinton ':
Firft Company.
Samuel Babcock, Captain.
Jojhua Wells, Lieutenant.
Barker Wells, Enfign.
Second Company.
Abellanner, Captain.
Jofias Witter, Lieutenant.
John Witter, jun. Enfign,
Johnjlon Company.
Seth Tripp, Captain,
IJrael Angell, Lieutenant.
Daniel Waterman, Enfign,
North-Providence Company.
Enoch Angell, Captain.
Daniel Clarke, Lieutenant.
Silas Bundy, Enfign.
Philip
32 yune^ ^7^9-
Pbilip Taylor, E(<\; Second Juftice of the Peace for the
Town of Little-Compton, in the Room oiThomoi Brown-
ing Efq; who refufcd.
J. Dtxitr, A. Whereas Meffis. 'John Dexter, Abial Brown-, and Pe-
f^DarhT^u *^^ Darling, the AlTeflbrs of Rates for the Town of Cum-
lowedal. i"*» beriand, exhibited unto this AiTembly an Account, by them
charged againft the Colony, tor aiTefling a Rate upon the
Inhabitants of that Town, agreeable to an Ad paffed in
February laft : And the faid Account being duly examined,
It is yoted and Refolved, That the fame be, and hereby is,
allowed, and thai Two Pounds, Twelve Shillings, lawful
Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid John
Dexter, Abial Bra-wn, and Peter Darling, out of the Ge-
neral Treafury.
S. Jer,ehsa\- Whereas thisAflembly attheSeflion in February 1768.
left.' " ' ordered that Capt. Stephen Jenckes (hould be paid Nine
Pounds, Thirteen Shillings and Eight Pence, lawful Sil-
ver Money, out of the General Treafury, which remains
unpaid, // is therefore Voted and Rejolved, That Intefcft on
the faid Sum, from that Time till, it fhall be paid, be al-
lowed and paid the faid Stephen Jenckes out of the General
Treafury.
Whereas Mr. Clarke Brown, exhibited unto this Af-
l^'^T'e'd ^^"^'^'y ^^ Account, by him charged againft the Colony,
for a Pair of Blankets, delivered the Sheriff of the County
of Newport, for the Ufe of the poor Prifoners at the King's
Suit : And the faid Account being duly examined, ]t is
Voted'and Refolved, That the fame be, and hereby is, allow-
ed, and that Nineteen Shillings and Six Pence, lawful
Money being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Clarke
Brown, out of the General Treafury.
CoRimiltee
to audit P. JT is Voted and Refoheii,That Stephen Arnold, Efq; Jere-
S'' ^'" "^'^^^ ^Vhipple, Eiq; and Mr. John Northup, be, and they
arc hereby, appointed a Committee to audit the Accounts
of Peter Phillips, Efq; and that they make Report before
the Rifing of this Aflfembly.
Commiae?' Where AS Stephen Arnold, Efq; Jeremiah Whipple, Efqj
whoauditted and Mr. John Northup, prefciited unto this AfTembly the
the Accounts following Rcport, to wit :
IN
June^ 1769. 33
IN Obedience to the Appointment of the General Af-
fembly, we the Subfcribers having taken into Confide- .
ration the Account of Peter Phillips, Efq; againft the
Colony, and carefully examined the feveral Articles tfiere-
in contained) and the Vouchers do report. That £. 1049
19/ 2d. Old Tenor, equal to ;^. 39 jf. ^J. -U lawlul Mo-
ney, ought to be allowed and paid the faid Feter PbtllipSt
out of the General Trcafury j which is fubmitted by,
Stephen Arnold.,
yeremiab Wbipple^
John blortbup.
And the Prcmifes being duly confidered, It it Voted
and Refohed, That the foregoing Report be accepted -, and
that the faid Sum of Thirty-nine Pounds, Seven Shillings
and Five Pence, One Third, lawful Money, be allowed
and paid the faid Peter Pbillipi, out of the General Trca-
fury
Whereas divers Merchants in this Colony preferred a ofscersofihe
Petition, and reprefented unto this AfTembly, That although Cuftoms miy
there are good and wholefome Liws provided for regu- ^ '^?*p"'
lating the Fees of the Officers of his Majefty's Caftoms ''"'^
within this Colony, and fuitable Penalties inflidled upon
any Officer of the Cuftoms, who (hall take greater Fees
than is prefcribed by the Laws of this Colony, or who
fliall delay to clear out or enter any VelTel, or who fhall
negletft to have the Table of Fees hanging up in his Office ;
yet that the Merchants, efpecially Strangers, having Trade
and Navigation in the Colony, will labour under great
Inconveniencies, if the Suits and Profecutions for Breaches
of the Laws againft any Cuftom-Houfe Officer, muft be
brought to the Inferior Courts of Common Pleas at their
dated Terms : And thereupon they prayed, that in fuch
Cafes, Trials may be had in a more fummary Way :
And the Premifes being duly confidered,
TD E it Ena&ed hy this General Jjfembly, andy by the AU'
•*-^ thority thereof. It is Enabled, That all fuch Suits or
Profecutions, which, by the Laws of this Colony, might
be brought againft any Officer of his Majefty's Cuftoms in
this Colony, for taking greater Fees than is prefcribed
D by
34
yune^ 1769.
Attorney.
General to
sffift G. Tay-
lor, refpfft-
ing O/iaJUb
Jf>i<iii'i
Mortgagt.'.
Town of
LiilU Ctmf-
ton allowrd
3I. 14.1. 6«.
by the Laws of this Colony, or for delaying to clear out
any VelTel, or for negleding to have the Table of Fees
hanging up in his Office j may be brought to a fpecial In-
ferior Court of Common Pleas within the County where the
Offence rtiall be committed, in the fame Manner, and un-
der the fame Ref^rrdhons and Regulations as Special
Courts may be had or held upon Suits or Adions brought
againft Sheriffs and Vendue-MaUers : And that the Judg-
ment entered irp by the Juftices of the Inferior Court, fo
fpecially called and held, flull be final.
7T h Voted and Refohed, That the Attorney-General
affift George Taylor, Efq; (who manages the Colony's Bu-
finefs in the County of Providence) in the Matter of the
Colony on a Mortgage made by Obadiah Jenckes, and that
the belt Meafures be conlulted and purfued by them in fe-
curing the Colony's Intetcft in that Behalf.
Whereas there was laid before this AfTemblyj an Ac-
count, charged by the Town of Little-Comptsn, againft the
Colony, for the Expences of affeffing a Rate on the Inha-
bitants of that Town, agreeable to an A'ft palTed in Febru-
ary lail: And the faid Account, being duly examined.
It is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be> and hereby is,
allowed, and that Three Pounds. Fourteen Shillings and
Six Pence, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be
paid the Treafurer of the laid Town oi Little-Compton, oat
of the General Treafury.
loweTiSi. Whereas Mr. 5<z/waf/ 5w//A, exhibited unto this Af-
fembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony,
for his Time, Horfe-hire and Expences in carrying the
Rate-Bills to the feveral Sheriffs : And the faid Account,
being duly examined, ]t is Voted and Refohed, That the
fame be, and hereby is, allowed, and that Eighteen Shil-
lings, lawful Money, being the Balance thereof, be paid
the faid Samuel Smith, out of the General Treafury.
Executions ^'^ ^^ Voted and Refohed, That the Executions iffued
agninft againft the Town Treafurers of fuch Towns, as are delin-
fur«"siuS ^"^"^ '" ^^^ Payment of their Taxes, be ftaycd till the
' next Seffion of this Affembly : That fuch delinquent
Towns pay Intereft at the Rate of Six per Centum, per
Annum
June, 1769. 35
Annum, upon the Sums for which they are refpe(fVively de-
linquent, until the fame fhali bre paid : And that the Col-
lectors of Taxes in the feveral Towns be, and they are here-
by, empowered to colledl the Intereft as well as Principal.
Whereas Mr. 'james Rogers, exhibited unto this Af- j j^^^^^ ^i.
fembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony, io*ed ^. o.
for Work done upon the Gaol in the County of Newport : ^-^ ^'^'
And the faid Account, being duly examined, // ts Voted and
Refohed, Thai the fame be, and hereby is, allowed, And
that Six Shillings and Nine Pence, lawful Money, being
the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Jamei Rogers, out of
the General Treafury.
Whereas thefe was laid before this AlTembly an Ac- 1?^^.^^
count, charged by the Town o( Middletown, againft tht allowed^. 3
Colony, for the affeffing the Rate ordered in February laft, u/. o</.
upon the Inhabitants of that Town : And the faid Account,
being duly examined, It is Voted and Refolvtd, That the
fame be, artd hereby is, allowed, arid that Three Pounds,
Eleven Shillings, lawful Money, being the Amount there-
of, be paid the Treafurer of the faid Town, out of the Ge-
neral Treafury.
IT is Voted and Refohel That when any Officer fhali 2to"offi«'s
be removed from bis Office, and another chofen in his to pay ih^
Room, and a Committee fhall be appointed to receive of S^P'^f* "^
the Perfon removed from his Office, and deliver to the Per- offices'."^'
fon chofen, the Books, Papers, 6cc. belonging to fuch Of-
fice, or any Articles belonging to the Colony, which Ihall
be in the Care of the Perfon removed, arid which by Law or
Cuftom are iliifted with the Office, that then and in fuch
Cafe, the Commitree fo appointed, fhall be paid for their
Service, by the Perfon chofen to fuch Office ; the Account
of fuch Committee, being Firft laid before, and approved
of by, the General AfFembly.
No Coll to
// is Voted and Refohed, That no Cofl (hall be allow- be taxed in
ed and taxed in Criminal Profecutions, by any Courts in ^'7'"*'^
riiis Colony, where the Perfon profecuted fhall be acquitted, the Perfon !•
acquitted.
Whereas an Account was laid before this AfTembly, Town of
charged by the Town of Newport, againfl the Colony, for ^^^^I'^r *'"
the Expenccs of affeffing the Rale ordered in February o/. n|.'
lad
36 yune^ ^7^9*
laft upon the Inhabitants of that Town : And the faid Ac-
count, being duly examined, II is Voted and RefohedyTYal
the fame be, and hereby is, al owed, and that Seventeen
Pounds and Eleven Pence, Half Penny, lawful Money,
tcing the Amount thereof, be paid the Trealurer of the
faid Town of Newport, out of the General Treafury.
Whereas Meflrs. 'Jobn Almy, Thomat Shearman, and
r fheitrman ^^'""^l Peirce, the AfTefrofS of Rates for the Town of
and S. Pitrct Torffmouth, exhibited unto this Afifcmbly) an Account, by
allowed them charged againft the Colony, for aflefllng the Rate or-
** ' dered in February laft upon the Inhabitants of that Town :
And the faid Account, being duly examined. It is Voted
and Rejohed, That the fame be, and hereby is, allowed :
And that Four Pounds, Seventeen Shillings and One Pen-
nv, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the
faid John Almy, Thomas Shearman^ and Samuel Peirce, oul
of the General Treafury.
Whereas it hath been reprefented to this Aflembly,
the Artillery That the Artillery Company in Kings-County, have not
Co. irKing's conformed themfelves to their Charter, It is therefore Vo-
County ci- ^^^ andRefohed, That the Officers of faid Company be ci-
ted, by the Deputies of the Town of JVeflerly, to appear
before this AlFembly at the next Sefllon, to anfwer the
Complaint which hath been made againft faid Company.
7 Pitman al Whereas fohn "Pitman, Efq; exhibited uuto this Af-
lowed^.4. 6. fembly, an Account, by him charged againft the Colony^
for Work, by him done upon the Colony Houfe in tiew-
fort : And the faid Account being duly examincdj It is
Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is, aU
lowed, and that Ten Shillings and Six Pence, lawful Mo-
ney, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid John Pit'
man, oul of the General Treafury.
Whereas Daniel yenckcs and Gideon Cemjlock, Efq'rs.
Report of D. prcfeoted unto this Aflembly the following Report, to wit :
Jenckti, and
C. Cmp<h. ^g ^j^g Subfcribers, being appointed by the General Af-
fembly held at A71?w/i(?r?,on the FirftWednefday in May laft,
aCoramitteetomaicelnquiryintotheColony'sRightto aTrad
of Land lying in Scituate, on which a Judgment of Court
had been obtained in Favour of the Colony, Execution if-
fued,
June^ 1769. 2il
fucd, and PofTenion taken in Behalf of the Colony, &c. for
which Piece of Land, Edward Lillibridge, &c. alfo brought
an Aftion at lad December Court, at Providence, obtained
a Judgment for the fame, had the fame Judgment confirm-
ed at the Supetior Court, held in fatd Providence, in March
laft pad by Default, do report, That we have examined
into the Premises, and that it appears to us, that Obadiah
yenckes'i Grantor, Jonathan fVeaver^ had not Right to the
Land inDifpute.and ofCourfe could give noTitlc ; therefore
we think it will be beft for the Colony to purfue their Judg-
ment and Execution againft the Land in Queltion, unlefa
fome other Manner b"e found more advantageous to the
Colony, as we are informed that faid fVeaver hath pur-
chafed faid Eftate of faid Lillibridge, to quiet faid Jenckes
on his Warranty. All which is fubmitted,
Daniel Jenckes^
Gideon Comflock.
And the foregoing Report being duly confidered, // is
Voted and Refolved, That the fame bCj and hereby is, ac-
cepted.
WrtEREAs William Coddington, Efq-, Town-Clerk of
Newport, exhibited unto this Aflembly, an Account, by aiioJed'iSs'.
him charged againft the Colony, for copying the Rate-
Bill of the Rates, aiTelfed upon the Inhabitants of that
Town, in Purfuance of an Adl paifTed in February laft :
And the faid Account being duly examined. It is Voted
and Refolved, That the fame be^ and hereby is, allowed,
and that Eighteen Shillings, lawful Money, being the A-
mount thereof, be paid the faid William Coddington^ out
of the General Treafury.
Whereas Jofeph Crandall, Nathan Babcoch, and Jo- ^.^J^'J^j
feph Clarke, jun. Efq'rs. Aflellbrsof Rates for the Town of andj. c/jrV,
fVe/lerly, exhibited unto this Aflembly an Account, by aiio*'^ 3I.
them charged againA the Colony, for afTefling upon the ^^ ' *
Inhabitants of that Town, the Rate ordered in February
laft : And the faid Account being duly examined, Jt is
Voted and Refolved, That the fame be, and hereby is, al-
lowed, and that Three Pounds, Fourteen Shillings and
Nine Pence, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof,
be paid the faid Jofeph CrandaH, Nathan Babcock, and Jo-
feph Clarke, jun. out of the General Treafury.
E Whereas
38 June, 17(59,
Whereas 'Job Bennett, Efq; Mefcalf Bowkr, Efq; and
Report of 7, Mr. Pardon Tillinghafl, prefcnted unio this Aifembly the
Bennti, M. following RcDort, to wit :
BoivUr, and ° *
p. TiliHghaft,
allowed iSs. WE the Subfcribers, being appointed, by the Hon'ble
General Affembly at their Seffion in May laft, a Commit-
tee to audit the Accounts of Mr. 'Jonathan Willjon, the late
Naval Officer, do report, That wc have carefully examin-
ed the Books and Accounts, by him produced, and do find,
that there is due to the Colony, from Mr. Jofiathan fVi//-
fon, on the Adjuftment of his Accounts, the Sum of Nine-
ty-three Pounds, Seven Shillings and Eleven Pence, lawful
Money : And alfo, by Information of Mr. WUffon, he left
unufed, Three Forty Gallon Caflcs of Oil, and Wick e-
nough for the whole enfuing Year. All which we fabmir,
and arc the General AlTcmbly's mofl humble Servants,
"yob Bennett
Metealf Bowler,
Pardon Tillingbajl,
The Colony Dr. to the Committee,
To our Service in examining the Books, and
fettling the faid Accounts, i Day each ^.o 18 o
And the Prcmifes being duly confidcred, It is P'otedand
Refohed, That the foregoing Report be accepted, That the
Account of the Committee be allowed, and that Eighteen
Bhillings, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be
paid the faid Job Bennett, Metealf Boieler, and Pardon
'Tiliinghajl, out of the General TreafUry.
Report of 7. Whereas Job Bentiet, Efq-, Mr. Pardon Tillingha/l,
^7/"'a^' & ^^^ George Hazard, Efq; prefcnted unto this Affembly, the
G. HaiMrJ, following Report and Account, to wit :
allowed 181.
WE the Subfcribers, being appointed by the General
Affembly a Committee to receive of Mr. William Ellery,
late Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and Ge-
neral Seffions of the Peace for the County of Newport, the
Books of Record, Files of Papers, Seal, &c. belonging to
faid Office, and to deliver the fame to Jofisi Lyndon, Efq?
the prefent Clerk, do report. That we have received of the
faid fVilliam Ellery, the Books of Record, with the Files
of Papers, Miaute Books and Seal, belonging to laid Office,
and
yune^ 1^6^, 39
and have delivered them to Jo/it^s Lyndon, ECq-Aheprcknt
Clerk, whofe Receipt we herewith prefent for the fame.
Job Bennet,
Pardon Tillingba/t^
George Hazard.
The Colony of Rbode-1/Iand Dr. to the Commitiee,
To our Service in performing thefaid Bufinels,
1 Day each, jT. o i8 o
And the Premifes being duly confidered, It ts Voted and
Rejohed, That ihe foregoing Report be accepted, That
ihe Account of the Committee be allowed, and that Eigh-
teen Shillings, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof,
be paid the faid Job Be7inety Pardon Tillifigbaji, and George
Hazard^ out of the General Treafury.
Whereas George Hazard, Henry Marcbanti Mofes
Brown, and Henry lizard, Efq'rs. prefented unto this Aflem- HaLr*". h. '
bly the following Report and Account, to teit : Maubaxi, M'
Je the Honble the General AJJembly, oj the Colony ^^ Rhode- f^^^; f„f
Illand, &c. now fitting at Newport. Uirftid G.
"WE the Sublirifaers, bein* appointed a Committee to ^f'""''' ^^
inquire into the rroceedings ot the General Ailcmbly, re- h. Ward. »U
fpeding the Perfons who luffered by the Riots in Newport, '°*ed «$'•
in the Year 1765, and to inquire what Part of their Goods "' '
were faved, and alfo to draught a Letter in Anfwer to the
Earl of Hilljborougb\ Leiter, written to the Colony, in
Confequence of the Mifreprefentations made by Dodor
Moffat, of the proceedings of this Colony, rcfpedtihg his
Sufferings in faid Riot, do report, That we have taken the
Evidences of feveral Perfons, {hewing that a confiderabie
Part of their Goods were faved ; and alfo prepared a
Draught of a Letter to Lord HillJboroUgb : All which we
herewith prefent. George Hazard,
Henry Marcbant,
Mofes Brown,
Henry Ward.
The Colony Dr, to G, Hazard^ U. Marcbant, and H".
fVard.
To our Time in performing faid Bufinels,
2\ Days each, £.2 5 o
And the Premifes being duly confidered, It is Voted
and Refohed, That the foregoing Report be accepted i
that the Draught of a Letter therewith prefented be ap-
proved ;
40
yune^ 1769.
Commimee
to examine
the Petition
of E. Weill.
Committee
to examine
into the Pe-
tition of D.
kantkll.
C. liro<wifi
Petition re-
ferred to
tiext SeiTion.
proved ; that the Secretary make out, and deliver to his
Honor the Governor, Four fair Copies of the faid Let-
ter, of the Accounts of Dr. Thomas Moffat, Martin How-
arJ, Efq; and ylugu^us Johnjlon, Efq-, and alfo the Depofi-
tions taken by the Committee : That his Honor the Go-
vernor be, and he is hereby requelled, to fign Two Co-
pies of the faid Letter, and tranfmit them with Copies of
the faid Accounts, and Depofitions, to the Earl of Hills-
borough, and alfo Two Copies of the faid Letter, Depo-
fitions and Accounts, to the Agent by the Firlt Opportu-
nities • That the Account of the Committee be allowed,
and that the Sum therein mentioned, be paid them out of
the General Trcafury.
It is Voted and Pefolved, That Mcflrs. John Maxfott^
Abel Tanner, and Simeon Perry, be, and they, or jhe major
Part of them, are hereby, appointed a Commiiteei
at the Expence of the Petitioncrk to examine into
the Subjeft-Matter of the Petition of Edward fVe/Is, to this
Aflembly; that they report thereon, at the next Seffion, in
what Method, if any, the Petitioner can be relieved with-
out Prejudice to the Colony '. And that, in the mean Time,
the Colony's Execuion againft the faid Edward fVelh, be
(layed
IT is Voted and Refohed, That Meflrs. John Max/on,
Abel Tanner^ and Sirneon Perry, be, and they, or the ma-
jor Part of them, are hereby appointed a Committee, at
theExpcnce of the Petitioner, to examine into the Subjedt
Matter of the Petition of David Randall to this Aflembly :
That they report thereon at the next Scflion, in what Me-
thod) if any, the Petitioner can be relieved without Preju-
dice to the Colony : And that, in the mean Time, the Co-
lony's Execution againft the faid David Randall, be ftayed.
IT is Voted and Rejolved, That the Petition of Charles
Brown, be referred to the next Seflion, and that, in the. mean
Time, no Suit be commenced upon the Mortgages menti-
oned in the faid Petition.
Town of Whereas John Brown, Efq; by the Appointment of
c/al^s. od! ^^^ Town of fVarren, exhibited unto this AlTembly, an
Account, by him charged againfl the Colony, for the Ex-
pcnces of aflefling upon the Inhabitants of that Town,
the
the Rate ordered in February laft : And the faid Account
being duly examined, // is Voted and Rejohed, That the
lame be, and hereby is, allowed, and that Three Pounds,
Four Shillings and Eight Pence, lawful Money, being the
Amount thereof, be paid the faid "John Brown, out of the
General Treafury.
AN ACT in Addition to an Ad, entitled " An A(5l Aft in Addi-
■' declaring how far Parents and Children arc liable to ''^" '".'''f
o „ Aft, dccla-
" maintain each other. hng bow far
Parents and
Whereas in the faid Law,dec]aring how far Parents and i,abie'to ^'^
Children aie liable to maintain each other, it is, among other maintaine»cb
Things, declared, That the fame fliall be heard and deter- " *
mined by the Court of General Seffions ot the Peace, in the
County where tbcPerfon of fufficient Ability,whooughttobe
chargeable with the Support of any Parent, Child or Grand-
Child dwells : And wheieasfundry Perfons may be found
chargeable with the Support, and Maintenance of their
Relation, agreeable to faid Law, who dwell in feveral Coun-
ties: And> as faid Law now Hands, muft have feveral Ad-
judications, and Orders of the Courts, in the feveral Coun-
ties, wherein thofe Relations, chargeable with fuch Support,
and Maintenance, dwell :
To remedy which Inconvenience*
T> E it EnaHed b) this General AJfembly, and, by the Au-
■^ thority thertoj\ It is EnaSied, That whenever feveral
Perfons ftand chargeable with the Support, and Mainte-
nance of their Parent or Parents as aforefaid, Application
may be made to, and the Matter fully heard and determined,
by any Court of General Sefiions of the Peace, in
either of the Counties, wherein any of the Perfons fo charge-
able dwell.
77* is Voted and Rejohed, That Jawes TJelmc, 'jojefh Commitwe
Hazard, and Sylve/ier Robinfon, Efq'rsj be, and they aie co fell. r.
hereby appointed, a Committee, to fell and difpofe of the ^^^^"'^
Real Eilate of Thomas Nimgret, Indian Sachem, for the
Payment of his Debts: And the Ame to do in Three
F Months
42 J^ne^ "^7^9'
Months from the Rifing of this AfTembly, agreeable to the
Reftridions and Votes already pafled for that Purpofe.
IT is Voted and Refolvedy That whenever an Appeal to
A pea! to the tl^^King in Council hath been or may be prayed for, and al-
King in lowed, and Bond given by the Appellant for profecuting the
Council no ^j,^g agreeable to Law ; that, in fuch Cafe, no Review of
view to iffue. faid Caule, in this Colony, fhall be had, in the Law :
And that if any filch Writ of Review {hall be taken out,
the Court, to which the fame fhall be brought, fhall ex
Officio, bar the fame, and award the Defendant his Cofts.
civeJna! ai- ^ '' ^'^^^^ '^'^^ Rcfohed, That the Sum of Thirty Pounds,
lowed £. 30. lawful Money, be allowed, and paid out of the General
and^the Dep. Treafury, to the Honorable Jofiai Lyndon, Efqj for hia
r ,r. Services, as Governor of this Colony, the laft year : And
that the Sum of Fifteen Founds, lawful Money, be allowed,
and paid out of the General Treafury, to the Honorable
Nicholas Cooke, Efq; for his Services as Deputy Governor of
this Colony, the laft Year.
?:Borden''% IT is Voted and Refolved, by and with the Confent of
etition re- both Parties, That the Petition of John Borden, which was
referred at the laft ScfTion, be further referred to the next
SelTion j and that,in the mean Time, all Proceedings there-
on be ftayed.
Adjournjnent ITis Voted and Refohed, That all Bufinefs lying before
this AfTembly, unfinifhed, be, and the fame is hereby re-
ferred to the next Seflion : That the Secretary publifh the
Ads and Orders now made and pafled, by Beat of Drum,
in the Town o( Newport, within Ten Days after the Rifing
of this A/Tcmbly, and, within Thirty, fend Copies thereof
to the Sbeciff of each County, by him to be tranfmitted to
the refpedjve Town-Clerks in each County j and that this
AfTembly be, and hereby is, adjourned to the Second Mon-
day in September next, then to meet in the Town of £<Ty?-
Creenwitd.
GOD Save the K I N G.
Tuhlijhed according to Order, on Monday the 26th Day of
June, 1769, hy
HENRY WARD, Sec'ry.
A TRUE Copy DULY EXAMINED :
WITNESS
NEffPORT i Printsb by SOLOMOK SOOTHWICK.
September^ 1769,
4S
At the General Assembly of theGovER-
NOR and Company of the EngliJhCoXony
oi Rhode-IJland^ and Providence Plantati^
oris, in New-England^ in America 5 begun
and holden by Adjournment, at Eafl-
Greenwich, within and for the faid Colo-
ly, on the Second Monday in September^
m the Year of our Lord One Thoufand,
Seven Hundred & Sixty-nine, and Ninth
of the Reign of his Moft Sacred Majefty
GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of
GOD, King of Great-Britainy and fo
forth,
PRESENT,
The Hon. Jofeph JVanton^ Efq;
GOVERNOR.
The Hon. Darius SeJ/ions^ Efq;
DEPUTY-GOVERNOR.
Peleg Thurston, Efq;
Job Bennet, Efq;
Solomon Drown, Efqj
I>AviD Harris, Efq;
Weston Hickes, Efq;
Thomas Wickes, Efq;
Jonathan Randall, £%
John Congdon Efq;
Joseph Hazard, Efq;
William Richmond, Efq;
AfHflants.
The SECRETARY.
DEPUTIES
46
September^ i 'jd^.
DEPUTIES from the feveral TOWNS.
*Ibe Hon. Metcalf Bowler, Efq; Speaker
Newport
il/r.John Wanton, (Son oSGideon)
George Hazard, Efq;
Capt. Samuel Carr,
Capt. William Read,
Mr. Thomas Freebody.
Providence :
Daniel Jenckes, Efq;
Mr. Mofes Brown,
Benoni Pearce, Efq;
Mr. Job Smith.
Portsmouth :
Mr. Speaker,
Benjamin Hall, Efq;
Mr. Jeremiah Lawton,
John Almy, Efq.
Warwick :
Philip Greene, Efq-,
James Arnold, Efq;
Stephen Arnold, E/q;
Thomas Rice, Efq.
Westerly :
None.
New-Shoreham :
None.
NoRTH-KlNGSTOWN :
Mr. Ezekicl Gardner,
Mr. John Northup.
South-Kingstown :
William Potter, Efq;
Mr. Stephen Haflard.
East-Greenwich :
Prefervcd Pearce, jun. Efq;
William Peirce, Efq.
Jamestown :
Mr. William Hafzard.
Smithfield :
Caleb Aid rich, Efq;
DanielMowrey,y«;7. Efq.
Scituate :
Job Randall, Efq;
Benjamin Slack, E/q.
Gloucester :
Thomas Owen, Efq;
Rufus Smith, Efq.
Charlestown :
Gideon Hoxfic, Efq;
Job Taylor, Efq.
West-Greenwich :
Benjamin Tillinghaft, Efqi
Ilaac Johnfton, Efq.
CoVENTRV :
Stephen Potter, Efq;
John Rice, Efq.
Exeter :
Daniel Barber, Efq;
Daniel Sunderlin, EJq,
Middletown :
John Barker, Efq;
Mr. Thomas Coggcfliall.
Bristol :
William Bradford, EJq.
Tiverton :
Samuel Durfee, Efq;
William Cooke, Efq.
Little-Compton :
Nathaniel Scarle,_;'«w. Efq.
Warren :
Mr. Cromel Child,
Samuel Allen, Efq.
Cumberland :
Jeremiah Whipple, Efq.
Richmond :
Edward Perry, Efq.
Cranston :
Gideon Comftock, Ffq;
Capt. Richard Searle.
Hopkinton :
Thomas Wells, Jim. Efq;
Mr. Abel Tanner.
Johnston :
Henry Harris, Efq;
Abraham Belknap, Efq.
North-Providence :
Thomas Olney, Efq;
Mr. Job Olney.
Mr. William Ellery C/erk of the Loivcr Houfe,
September^ iy6g 47
Ji—-. A— .~~ *• <f 't's Voted and Refohed, That Joi Betinet,
|j_^"~- ^"_j i Efq; Capt. tVilliam Ready Mr. Thomas- Free- q^^^.^^^
i-L / -i «. body^ the Sheriff of the County of Newport, to conrtder
I I- , . . •••■■| and Mr. Philip Tiltincrhaji, ht\ and they are "f "i"8"n«r^
i ..!.— i— i- ? t_ L • J /•> • ^ . the Limits of
4-~.~-4-i~'~^ hereby, appointed a Committee to examine ,he Gaoi in
into the Niifanccs about the Gaol in faid Ni-wf^n, &c.
County i and to confider what further Enlargements (if any)
of the Bounds of the faid Gaol may be neceffary : And that
they make Report to this AfTembly at the next Seflion.
Whereas Capt. James Tew, jun. exhibited unto this AC- j ^^^^ ■
fembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony, for allowed in,
Work done upon the Gaol in the County of Newport : And ''*^*
the faid Account being duly examined, It is. Voted and Re-
folved. That the fame be, and hereby is, allowed, and that
Eleven Shillings and Eleven Pence, lawful Money, being the
Amount thereof, be paid the faid James 2Vw, jun. out of the
General Treafury.
Whereas Mr. Job C?/w// exhibited unto this AlTembly ^-^^f^^f "'-
an Account, by him charged againft the Colony, for Work ud.
done upon the Gaol in the County of Newport :. And the
faid Account being duly examined, It is Voted and Refohed^
That the fame be, and hereby is, allowed, and that Twelve
Shillings and Eleven Pence, lawful Money, being the A-
mount thereof, be paid the faid Job Cafwell, out of the Ge-
neral Treafury.
Whereas Mr. Stephen Hajfard, Clerk of the Inferior *• Hafard
Court of Common Pleas in the County of Kings-County, ex- \^^y ^' *
hibited unto this Affembly an Account, by him charged a-
gainft the Colony, for a Book for Records, purchafed by him
ior the Ufe of his Office : And the faid Account being duly
examined. It is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and
hereby is, allowed, and that One Pound, Ten Shillings, law-
ful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Stephen
Haffard, out of the General Treafury.
Whereas the prefent Mode of diftributing the Eftates of [;°'J"i;;j 3
Perfons dying inteftate in this Colony, is found by Experience Bill for the
to be attended with great Inconveniences, It is fberefare Voted '!^'^.^V'^^^
and Refo/ved, That IVilliam Richmond, Oliver Arnold, Henry of ,he Ettate
Mar chant, Benoni Pearce,znd Henry JVard, Efqrs.be, and they ofintfeiutej.
are
4$ September^ 1769.
are hereby, appointed a Committee to draught an Aft for the
Diftribution of Inteftate Eftatcs, more fuitable to the Circum-
ftances of the Colony : And that they prefcni the lame to
this Affembly at the prefcnt Seflion.
Town.Coun- TiE it Enu&ed by this General AJembly, andy by the Autho^
cilnottodeii- X) ^^y^ thenoj. It is Emaed, That no Town-Council in
flrlti^nB^ds this Colony be obliged to deliver out any Bond they may
till Security h^yc taken for executing the lail Will and Teftament, or due
l!fderor'fy "* Adminiftration of the Ertate, of any Perfondecealed, unto any
them. Creditor to, or Perfon interefted in, fuch deceafed Perfon's
Eftate, to be put in Suit, until fufficient Security be given to the
Town-Council, to their Acceptance, to indemnify fuchTown-
Council from all Cofts and Charges that may accrue in any
Profccution thereon.
Report of S. Whereas Edward IVells, of Hopkintcn, preferred a Peti-
Ptrry and A. tion unto this Affembly at the laft Seffion, and reprefentcd,
?»w//"p°e" That Benjamin Hall, late of faid Hopkinton, deceafed, mort-
tiuon. gaged to the Colony a Tradl of Land, lying pardy in faid
Hopkinton, and pardy in Exeter, containing about Three
i^undred Acres : That about Twelve Years ago, the faid
Hall fold faid Land to William Tori, who, fome Years after,
difpofed of about Half the faid Land to Atms Palmer, of faid
JRopkinton ; and fince the Remainder hath been fold to the
faid Edward fVells : That there is now about Five Hundred
Pounds of the faid Mortgage yet unpaid, for which the Co-.
Jony's Truftees have got Execution againflfaid Land : That
the faid Amos Palmer, although the whole of faid Land is
mortgaged, and notwithftanding he owns more than Half
thereof in Quantity and Value, refufeth to pay any Part of faid
Mortgage : And thereupon the faid Edward IVelh prayed this
AfTembly to take the Premifcs into Confideration, and grant
him Relief : Whereupon Meffrs. Simeon Perry, Johti Max-
Jon and Abel Tanner, or any Two of them, were appointed a
Committee to examine into the Affair, and diredled to report
thereon at this Seffion ; And whereas the faid Simeon Perry^
and Abel Tanner, prefented unto this Affembly the following
Report upon a Copy of the faid Appointment, to wit :
According to the within Appointment, we the Subfcribers,
having met on the Premifes within mentioned to be mortga-
September^ iy6g» 49
ged, &c. and the Parties concerned, namely, Edward Wells
and Amos Palmer, being prefcnt, have agreed, that they and
their Lands (hall ftand anrwerable for the Mortgage Money
on their faid Lands, that is to fay, The One Half of the faid
Mortgage Money on faid Edward IVells's Part of faid Land,
and the other Halfof faid Money, on the faid Amos Palmer's
Part of faid Land : And we are of Opinion that each Part of
faid Land is fufficiendy worth the Half of faid Mortgage, if
jt be Old Tenor, and wc do report accordingly,
HcfUr.^^,. s.f. 6. ^7^,::,: .. .. -g^^'
And the Premifes being duly cb'nfideredj"//' is P'oted and
Refolved, That the foregoing Report be accepted, : That if
the faid Edward ffells, or Amos Palmer, fhall pay One Half
of the Money due upon the Execution referred to in faid Pe-
tition, that then the faid Execution (hall be returned fatisfied
for the Sum paid, and the Land of the Perfon, fo paying the
fame, fhall not be cxpofed to Sale on Account of faid Exe-
cution : And that an alias Execution be ilTued for the Remain-
der, to be levied upon the other Halfof the Landfo mortga-
ged, unlefs the Owner thereof (hall difcharge the fame.
ExecoHonsa-
H is Voted and Refolved, That the Executions iflued a- gfi-'ft Town,
gainft the Town-Treafurers of fuch Towns as are delinquent flayed.
in the Payment of their Taxes, be flayed till the next Seflion
of this AflTembly : That fuch delinquent Towns pay lawful
Intereft upon the Sums for which they are refpedtively delin-
quent, till the fame fhall be paid : And that the Collectors of
Taxes, in the fcveral Towns, have the lame Power to collect
Intercit ttom Individuals as heretofore.
AN ACT in Addition to an Ad entitled, " An Adt regula- Aft in AddU
ting the Proceedings in Cafes of Baftardy". 1'°" '" "-f
o o J Law regalat*
ing Proceed-
T/f/'HEREAS there is no Provi/ion made^ in and by faid '"gs in c.fe*
^^ Law,Jor fecunng the reputed or putative Father, before ** ^ " "'
the Birth of any Ballard Cbi Id ^ where the accufed Party does not
live, nor can be found in the County wherein the pregnant JVo-
man belongs or refides :
For Remedy whereof,
B BE
^0 September^ I7^9<
T>E it EnaSted by this General AJfemhly, and, by the Aiitho-
■^ rity thereof. It is EnaSled, That the fame Proceedings
in all fuch Cafes may be had, previous tq- the Birth of any
fuch Baftard Child, on Application made to any AlTiftant or
Judge of the Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Affize,
and General-Gaol Delivery of this Colony, as are directed in
and by the faid Law, after the Birth of any Baftard Child,
where the accufed Party does not live, or cannot be found in
the County wherein the Mother of fuch Baftard Child be-
longs or xdidtk,' m'utatis mutandis.,
AND "'Aherczs it fomctimes happens, that the Perfons
charged as' the fiputfed cf putative Fathers of Baftard Chil-
dren, with the Maintenance thereof, are of little or no Eftates,
and are committed to Gaol for Non-performance of Orders
made againft them, or for not giving Security to perform the
fame, and make the Towns liable with their Support in Gaol :
Be it therefore further Enabled by the Authority aforejaid,
That when, and fo oftcr»as, any Man (hall ftand committed
to any of his Majefty's Gaols in this Colony, for the Non -per-
formance of any final Adjudication and Order in Baftardy
made up againft him, the Town-Council, for the Time
being, wherein fuch Order originated, fhall and may bind
out, and give and take Indentures of Servitude of, fuch Pri-
foner for'fuch Length of Time, and for fuch Wages or Sum,
as the Town-Council fhall think convenient and requifiie ;
ivhich Indentures ftiall be figned aud fealed by the Council
Clerk in Behalf of the Council : And that fo much of the
Wages or Money arifing from fuch Service as fhall be necef-
fary to fulfil the Order", and all incident Charges, ihall be fo
applied ; and the Refidue, if ai)y there be, fhall remain to
and for the Ufe of the Pcrfon fo charged.
And be it further EnaSied by the Authority aforefajd. That
in Cafe fuch Baftard Child fhall die or ceafe to be chargeable
to the Town in which born, then, on Application made to
the Court of General SefTions of the Peace in the fame Coun-
ty, the faid Court fliall be, and herelsy is, fully empowered
to hear and determine all Matters, as the Circumftances may
require, between the Town, the Perfon bound^ and the Perfon
or Perfons to whom fuch Perfon fhall be bound, and to make
final Order concerning the fame.
Whereas
September^ i'j6() 51
Whereas Mr. Pardon Tillinghaji, and John Davis, Efq;
prefentcd unto this Affembly the following Report and Ac- Report of p.
count, to wit : Tillm^ha/i Sc
y. Davit who
, o /- • • "^ allowed
WE the Subfcnbers, being appointed, by the Hon. General tzt.
AflTembJy, a Committee to take an Account of the military
Stores in the Colony Houfe at Newport, and deliver them to
Walter Chaloner, Efq; the prefent Sheriff of the faid County,
do report, That we have performed the faid Bufinefs : And
herewith prefent a Lift thereof, and the faid Ctaloner's Re-
ceipt for the fame.
Pardon Tillinghaft^
John Davis,
The Colony Dr. to the Committee,
To our Service, One Day each, £. o 12 o
And the Premifes being duly confidered, It is Voted and
Refohed, That the foregoing Report be accepted : That the
Account of the Committee be allowed, and that Twelve Shil-
lings, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the
faid Pardon Tillinghaji, and John Davis, out of the General
Treafury.
Whereas Thomas Cajey, and Preferved Pearce,]uti. pre*- ^'^^'"J p*
fented unto this AlTembly the following Report and Account, >>^a^" ju„[
to wit : who are al<
lotved i2t.
IN Purfuance of the Appointment of the General Affem-
bly, we the Subfcribers have received oi Andrew Boyd, Efq;
the late Clerk of the Superior Court for the County of Kent,
all the Books of Record, and the feveral Files of Papers be-
longing to that Office, and have delivered them to Hopkins
Cooke, Efq; the prefent Clerk of faid Court, and have given
and taken Receipts for the fame,
Thomas Cafey,
Preferved Pearce, jun.
The Colony Dr. to the Committee,
To our Service One Day each, /^. o 12 o
And
5X September^ i7^9*
And the Premifes being duly confidcrcd, It is Voted and
Hefohed, That the foregoing Report be accepted : That the
Account of thcCommittee be allowed, and that Twelve Shil-
lings, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the
faid Thomas Cafey and Preferved Pearce^ jun. out of the Gene-
ral Treafury.
Commirtee JT is Voted and Rejolved, Thztjcb Rennet, Efq; Mr. Tho-
to confider pf^s Freebody, Mr. Mofes Brown, the Attorney-General, and
from the '* ^^^ Secretary, be, and they arc hereby, appointed a Commit-
Commiffion- tcc to confidcr Two Letters laid before this Affcmbly by His
,ers ic. re- jjq^qj jjjg Governor, One from the Commiflioners of the
iFectinfT the rt -r. • -
Naval-Office. Cuitoms at Dojlon, and the other from John Irving, Elq;
Infpeftor of Imports and Exports, relative to the Naval-OfFice :
And that they make Report before the Rifing of this Affem-
bly.
C. Harri,t\. Whereas Cakb Harris, Efq; Clerk of the Inferior Court
Wdii.iij of Common Pleas, and General Seffions of the Peace, for
the County of Providence, exhibited unto this AlTembly an
Account, by him charged againft the Colony, for a Book for
Records, by him provided for the Ufe of his Office : And
the faidAccount being duly examined, // is Voted and Refolvedc
That the fame be, and hereby is, allowed, and that Two
Pounds, Twelve Shillings and Nine Pence, lawful Money,
being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Caleb Harris out
of the General Treafury.
Lottery gran. Whereas the Freeholders and Freemen of the Town of
ted to build a North-Kingstoivn, preferred a Petition, and reprefented unto
i^^X^r"""'^ ^'^'^ AfTembly, that they are greatly burthened with poor Peo-
Kingitowa. plc ; that the building a Work-houfe in the faid Town, in
which to employ the Poor, will be of great Advantage : And
thatatprefent they are unable to cred the fame : And there-
fore they prayed this AfTembly, to grant them a Lottery to .
raife the Sum of One Hundred and Twenty Pounds, lawful
Money, to be applied towards the Building of faid Work-
houfe, agreeable to the Scheme prefented with the faid Petiti-
on ; and that Beriah Brown, Efq; William Hammond, Efq;
Col. Jofeph Taylor, Charles Tillinghajl, Efq; and Mr. Ebene"
sier Brown, may be appointed Directors of faid Lottery.
Scheme
September y 176^. 53
Scheme of a Lottery prefented with faid Petition.
N° of Prizes.
Dollars.
Dollars.
I of 100
100
2
50
100
3
4
30
25
90
100
1
7
16
20
JO
5
100
90
It
40
60
4
2
160
120
2590
I
2590
2734 Prizes.
J 266 Blanks.
For the Work-Houfe
3600
, 400
4000 Tickets at i Dollar Each, 4000
And the Prcmifes being duly confidered, It is Foted and
Refolved, That the Prayer of the laid Petition be, and the
fame is hereby, granted j the Dircdlors giving Bond according
to Cuftom ; and the Colony being faved from any Expence
by the faid Lottery.
V/iiERZA.syamesDaniel,fFilltamSacbfm,DaviJPh!h'p,Henry - .
Harry. sndCi>r!/iopherHarry,theConnci\ o{ThomasNit2igre/,Sz' appointrd to
chem of the Narraganfet Tribe of /W/tf«i, preferred a Petition, *"«" '•" R«»l
and reprefented unto this Aflembly, That the Committee sil^lret, °
appointed to make Sale of the Real Eftate of faid Thomas continued
Nmigret, for the Payment of hisjuft Debts, have fold fome of ^''l^^^^l^"
the faid Lands : That it appears that the whole of his Debts
cannot be paid, without felling a Piece of Land, called and
known by the Name of Fort-Neck ; one Part of which lies
to the Southward and the other to the Northward of tne Port-
Road ; that Part lying to the Southward, being all the Land
belonging to the faid Thomas Ninigret, that joins to the Salt-
Pond, upon which all the faid Tribe depend for their Fifliing :
That when the Committee were difpofing of the Land of
the faid Thomas Ninigret, he, together with the Petitioners,
confidcring that the Tribe principally depended upon the
Fifhery for a Living, wanted to difpofe of the faid Piece of
Land called Fort-Neck, to fuch Perion or Perions as would be
C agreeable
54 September^ i j6g.
to them; but that the Committee being of Opinion, that
the faid Land muft be difpofed of at pablic Sale, could not
allow them that Privilege, and adjourned to the Twenty-
feventh Day of this Inftant September : And therefore they
prayed this A/Tembly to grant them the Liberty to fell and
difpofe of the faid Piece of Land called Fcrt-Neck, to fuch
Perfon or Perfons as (hall be agreeable to them, under the
Care and Infpeflion of the faid Committee, and at the Value
of the faid Land : And whereas the Petitioners further repre-
fented, That fince the Order of AiTembly for felling the
Eftate of the faid Thomas Ninigret, for the Payment of his
Debts, he haih contradted other Debts for his ncceflary Sub-
fiflence, and if it had not been for the Favours he received
from fome particular Friends, muft have fuffered : That every
Perfon to whom he owed any Sum, which could be brought
to a Jufticc's Court, hath fued him, and he hath been obliged
to make over every Thing he hath of perfonal Eftate, even to
the Clothes on his Back, to prevent his going to Gaol for his
fmall Debts: And that unlcfs a fufficient Quantity of Land
be fold, to pay the fmall Demands againfthim, he muft im-
mediately go to Gaol : And thereupon they further prayed,
That the faid Committee may be empowered to fell a fuffici-
ent Quantity of Land to pay the jult Debts, contracted by
the faid Thomas Ninigret, fince the General Aflembly have
reftrained him from difpofing of his Eftate ; the Demands
againft him being under the fame Infpection of the Commit-
tee, as thofc Demands which were againft him before the
Ait of Ailembly lb reftraining him.
And the Premifes being duly confidcrcd, It is Voted and
Hejolved, That the Committee appointed at the laft SeiTion to
fell & difpofe of the Real Eftate oi ThotnasNinigret ,\nd^zn Sa-
chem.for thePayment of hisDebts,be,& they are hereby,conti-
nued a Committee for that Purpofe ; and empowered to com-
plete the fame within Three Months after the Riling of this
Ailembly.
^nd it is further Voted and Refolved, That the faid Com-
mittee be, and they are hereby, empowered, with the Confent
of the faid Sachem and Five of his Council, to fell a fufficient
Quantity of the faid Sachem's Lands to pay all thejuft Debts
he now oweth.
Ani
September^ 176^, 55
^nd it is further J^oted and Refohedt That the Petitioners
be, and they are hereby, empowered to fell and difpofeof the
faid Piece of Land, called and known by the Name of Fort-
Neck, to fuch Perfon or Perfons as they fhall think proper,
either at public or private Sale ; the Money arifing from the
Sale thereof to be paid to theCommittee,6c to be appropriated to
the Payment of the faid Sachem's Debts : And that the Deeds of
the Eltate or Eftates which ftiall be fold in Purfuance of this
Adl, fhall be made and given in the fame Manner as is diredled
by an Adlof this Afiembly, pafled in Odober, A. D. 1768,
appointing a Committee to fell and difpofe of the Eftatc of the
faid 'Thomas Nintgret, for the Payment of his Debts.
Whereas Mr. Mofes Brown, one of the Deputies of the
Town of Providence, made the following Motion to this Af- Committee
r LI • to colleft the
fembly, viz. P,p„^ ,,,..
Mofes Brown moves to the Honorable General Afiembly, ting to the
That a Committee be appointed to colledl the Papers refpedt- Northern
I -KT I T • r 1 • /-I I /- » 1-^ • Boundary
ing the JNorthern Line or this Colony, and procure fuch Evi- Line of this
dences as they may think proper in Order to give the AfTem- Colony, &c.
bly the neceflary Information refpedling faid Line, to enable
them to form a Judgment whether it be neceflary to pur-
fue the further Examination and Profeculicn of the fame : And
as an Inducement to this Pur(uit, he would obfervd, That a
Committee hath been formerly appointed, who run the Line
and made Report, which now lies in the Secretary's Office :
That, from the beft Information, there may be eafily added to
the Colony a very confiderable Tra<fl of Land, the Inhabitants
whereof are very fond of being Subjeds of this Government,
which they verily think hath a legal Right to govern them :
That, as they expcdled that this Government long ago would
ftand by them, they openly declared for their Intereft in this
Colony : That Conneclicut Colony hath been heretofore invi-
ted to join with this Colony in purfuing our Claim upon the
Majfachufetts-Bay, which hath encroached very largely oa
this Colony j and as the Line of the Colony of Conne£licut
begins where ours ends, that Colony depends and muft depend
on our right Settlement of that Line, to know their
own Boundary on the Province. And furely no Body
will fay but that our Line next to the Province ought to be
fettled, and it is high Time it was done, that the Inhabitants
on thofe Lands may be governed by their proper Colony, and
not be harralfed with Taxes, &c. in a Province that they have
the ftrongeft Reafon to think hath no Right to govern them.
Wherefore
5 6 September^ ^y^g.
Wherefore the faid Mofes heartily moves, that this Colony
would aflert their Right to thofe Lands, and make proper In-
quiry, and appoint a proper Committee for that Purpofe :
And that ConneSicut may once more be invited to join and
eSiH us in doing themfelves and us Right.
And the Prcmifes being duly confidered, It is Voted and
"Refohedy That the Hon. ^ojeph Wantm, jun, Efq; Jonathan
Randall, Efqj Mr. Mofei Brown, Matthew Robinfon, Efq; and
the Attorney-General, be, and they, or the major Part of
them, are hereby, appointed a Committee, to examine into the
Subjc(ft-Matter of the aforegoing Motion ; And that they
make Report to this Aflcmbly at the next Sefiion.
Sr'fcl/y ^"^ '■' ^"^^-^ ''"^ Refohed, That the Sheriff of the County of
and Ken: to Kt ng i-County be, and he is hereby, diredcd to provide Three
Ch"^"'^f Dozen of common Chairs, for the Ufe of the Court-Houfe in
Co!'r"Houfes ^^•'l County: That the Siieriff of the County of /Surn/ be,
in ihoftCoun- and he is hereby, direded to provide Three Dozen of com-
"*^ mon Chairs for the Ufe of the Court-Houic in faid County :
And that they do the fame as foon as may be ; and lay the
Accounts of the Charges thereof before this Affembly.
K. Ditms ai- Whereas Robert Dennis, E(q; Town-Clerk o( Portfmtuth^
lcwed4 .4d. exhibited unto this Artembly an Account, by him charged
againfl the Colony, for a Copy of the AfTefTment of the Rate,
upon the Inhabitants of that Town, ordered in February laf^,
by him fent to the General Tieafurer : And the faid Account
being duly examined; It is Voted and Refohed, That the fame
be, and hereby is allowed, and that Four Shillings, and Four
Pence, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the
faid Robert Dennis, out of the General Treafury.
?irj"r ^ " ^°^^'^ ""^ Refolved, That Mr. Thomas Freebody, Mr.
what Perfons MofesBrown.lViJh'amBradJord,Ei^q; fVi Hi amGreene,E{q; James
have any of Honcyman, Efq; Mr. IVilliam E fiery, and Oliver IVbifple, Eiq;
Money )°n"^ ' ^^> ^^^ they,or the major Part of them, are hereby appointed, a
their Hands. Committee, to examine and difcover what Money is due to the
Colony from particular Perfons : And that they make Report
to this Affembly at the next SeiTion.
S. Man ap- '
pointedtoex-
hm\n<ijHam- IT is Voted and Refohed, That Mr. Benjamin Man he,
couBt ^^' ^"^ ^® ** hereby, appointed to examine the Account prefent-
cd
September^ i'j6^. 57
ed by Mr. Jonathan Bamman, to this Aflembly, for building
a Pillory in the County of Providence.
IT is Voted and Refolved, That the Hon. Jofeph Wanton,
jun. Efq; Job Bennet, Efq> George Hazard, Efqj Mr. Thomas Sro vl""}'
Freebodyy Metcalf Bowler, Efq; and John Jepfon, Efq; be, and «n the Oeoe.
they, or th>i major Part of them, are hereby,appointed a Com- '^^^''*^'^'^ '
mittec to burn all the lawful Money Bills of every Denomi* the Secreta'-
nation, and alfothe Crown- Point Money, in theGeneral Trea- 'y'sAccounts.
fury : That the faid Committee alfo audit the Secretary's Ac-
counts with the Colony : And that they make Report to this
AlTembly at the next Scffion.
JT is Voted and Refolved, That Meffrs. John Max/in, jibel
Tanner, and Simeon Perry, be, and they, or the major Part D. Randall's
of them, are hereby, appointed a Committee, at the Expence P"'"j">««
of the Petitioner, to examine into the Subjeft-Matter of the "'* *
Petition of David Randall, to this AiTembly : That they re-
port thereon at the nextSetlion in what Method (if any) the
Petitioner can be relieved without Prqudice to the Colony :
And that, in the mean Time, the Colony's Execution, againft
the faid JDavid RandaU^ be itaycd.
Whereas /fuguftus Joknjlon, Efq; hath requefted this Af-
fembly, that a Committee may be appointed to examine into ^"q^^j'ln^^
the Lofles he fuftained by the Riots in Newport, in the Year the Lofle" **
1765 : It is tijeref ore Voted and Refolved, That Meffrs. Samu- ''"'^^'n^'J ^r
el Freebody, William Redwood, fen. and Jonathan Nichols, Inn- job$'on\n
holder, all of Newport, aforeiaid, be, and they, or the major '►•« f^'o«s in.
Part of them, are hereby, appointed a Committee, to inquire '^^*
into the Loffes fuftained by the faid Augujlus Jobnjion, by the
Riots abovemeritioned : That the faid Committee be, and they
are hereby, empowered to call any Perfon or Perfons before
them, and examine them upon Oath, refpedting faid Lofles,
and that they give due Notice to the faid Auguflus John/Ion,
of the ^Time and Place they fhall appoint for taking fuch Evi-
dences, in Order that he may have Opportunity to afk fuch
Queftions, and produce fuch Evidences in his Favour, as he
may think proper, and that the faid Committee make Report
to this Aflembly at the next Seffiou.
It is Voted and Refolved, That William Greene, Stephen nadh H.nry
Arnold, and Ttomoi Aldrich, Efqrs. be, and they are*'"*' A&.
D hereby
count!.
>
58 September^ iy6g,
hereby, appointed a Committee, to audit the Accounts of
Henry Rice, Eiq; with the Colony : And that they make
Report to this AlTcmbly at the next Seffion.
Whereas Mr. Thomas Spencer exhibited unto this Aflem-
T. Spencer ai- bly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony, for his
lowed 1I.55. Attendance upon this Aflembly at the prefent Seflion : And
the faid Account being duly examined, // is Feted and Rejol"
ved. That the fame be, and hereby is, allowed, and that One
Pound, Five Shillings, lawful Money, being the Amount
thereof, be paid the faid Thomas Spencer^ out of the General
Treafury. .
Whereas Job Randall, Efq; one of the Juflicescfthe
poir^^afpe' Inferior Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of
Kh\]uAccoi Providence, \s Defendant m an Adion brought to the faid
Coort'il"the ^°"^^» ^y ^^ Reuben HopkiKs,oi Scituate; which Caufewas
County- of beard at the Term of faid Court in June laft, and the Jury
Frmitdenct. gave a fpccial Verdidt, and the faid "^ob Randall, being a Par-
ty, did not give his Judgment, and the other Juftices were di-
vided in their Opinions : It is therefore Voted and Rejolved^
That Jofepb Hazard, Efq; be, and he is hereby, appointed a
fpecial Juftice of the faid Court, in the faid Caule, in the
Room of the faid Job Randall, and as fully empowered, to
every Intent and Purpofe, to hear and determine the fame,
and award Execution thereon, as either of the other Juftice»
of faid Court.
TTis Voted and Refohed, That all Bufinefs lying before this
Aflembly, unfinifhed, be, and the fame is hereby, referred to
Ai]wKtMax the next Seflion : That the Secretary publifh the Ads and
Orders row made and pafled, by Beat of Drum, in the Towa
of Newport, within Ten Days after the Rifing of this Aflem-
bly, and within Thirty, fend Copies thereof to the Sheriff of
each County, by him to be trarrfmitted to the refpe(5tive
ToWfi-Clerks in the County ; and that this Aflembly be, and
hereby is, adjourned to the Third Tuefday of Odober next, if
then called, but if not called before, nor at that Time,that then
this Aflembly be, and hereby is, dilTolved.
GOD Save the KING,
Publijhed according to Order ^ on Monday the 2^th Day of
September, lydg, by
HENRY WARD, Sec'ty,
A TRUE CoPV, DULY EXAMINED;
WITNESS
Newport : Printed by Solmm Southw/cH,
OBober^ ij6g. 6l
At the General Assembly of the Gover-
nor and Company of the Englijh Colony
of Rhode-IJland^ and Providence Plantati'
ons^ in New-England^ in America^ begun
and holden at South- Kingstown^ within
and for the faid Colony, on the laft Wed-
ncfday in OSiober^ intheYear of our Lord
One Thoufand, Seven Hundred and Six-
ty-nine, and Tenth of the Reign of his
Moll Sacred Majefty GEORGE the
Third, by the Grace of GOD, King
of Great-Britain^ and fo forth,
PRESENT,
The Hon. Jofeph Wanton^ Efq;
GOVERNOR.
The Hon. Darius Seffions^ Efq;
DEPUTY-GOVERNOR.
Pbi.eg Thurston, Efq;
Job Bennet, Efq;
David Harris, Efq;
John Congdon, Efq;
Joseph Hazard, Efq;
William Richmond, Efq;
AfTiftants.
The SECRETARY
DEPUTIES
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D E P U T I E S from the
Newport : 4-
il/r.JohnWanton,(Son oiGideon) ;
George Hazard, Efq; • ;<
Capt. Samuel Carr,
Capt. William Read,
Mr^ Thomas Freebody.
Providence :
Daniel Jenckes, fi/^i
Mr. .Mofcs Brown,
Mr. Benjamin Man',
Mr. Job Smith.
Portsmouth :
Metcalf Bowler, £/y.
WarWicR :
Philip Greene, £/^;
Mr. Benjamin Greene,
Mr. Paul Greene,
Mr. Thomas Rice.
Westerly :
Capt. Edward Saunders,
Jofeph Clarke, ya/7, Efq.
New-Shoreham :
J>Jone.
NoRTH-KtNGSi-OWN :
Mr. Ezckiel Gardner,
Mr. John Northup.
SoOTH-KlNGSTOWN ;
William Potter, Efq\
Mr. Samuel Rodman.
East-GreenwicH :
Maj. Prefervcd Pearce,jun.
William Peirce, Efq.
Jamestown :
Mr. Oliver Hafzard)
Mr. William Hafzard.
Smithfield :
Caleb Aldrich, Efq\
Stephen Whipple, Efq.
Scituate :
Charles Harris, Efq;
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feveral TOWNS.
Oliver Weilcott, Efq.
Gloucester :
MaJ. Rufus Smith,
Mr. Mofes Cooper.
Charlestown :
Gideon Hoxfie, Efq-,
Job Taylor, Efq.
West-Greenwich :
Mr. Jofeph Cafe,
Thomas TiUinghaft, Efq.
Coventry ;
Stephen Potter, Efq.
Exeter :
Daniel Barber, Efq-,
George Peirce, Efq.
Middletown :
Mr. Thomas Peckham.
Bristol ';
None.
Tiverton :
None.
Little-Compton :
Thpmas Church, Efq;
Nathaniel Scarle, j'V;?. Efq,
Warren :
Ebenezer Cole, Efq.
Cumberland :
Mr. Benj-amin Tower.
Richmond :
Major Richard Bayley,
Capt- Caleb Barber.
Cranston :
Gideon Comftock, Efq.
HoPKINTON :
Thomas Wells, jufi. Efq-,
Gapt. Abel Tanner.
Johnston :
Mr, John Beverly.
NoRTh-PROVlDENCE
Elif^a Brown, Efq.
Tht Hon, Metcalf Bowler, Efq; was cbafen Speaker, md Mr.
William ELLfeRY Clerk of the Lower Houje.
O&ober^ ij6g. 6^
TT^'^^itf)' *^ " ^°^^^ ^"^ Refohed, That the Fines ^'""j,°/ *^*
rf^jjnr "a^)) of the Members of the General AfTem- ,hJ'"Gc«tal
\jl r is )• biy, for Non-Attendance upon the firft ArtVmbiy
l4^-3f,f^^t ling*, lawful Money : And that the Se-
**-v*'V-#'V-«^ cretary be, and he is hereby, empowered
and diiedled to iflue Executions, for ail fuch Fines and
Forfeitures as (hall be due from any Member of the Lower
Houfe, by any Rules or Orders of that Houfe, in the fame
Manner as for Fines for Non-Attendance : And that the
Clerk of the Lower Houfe fliall give the Secretary a Cer-
tificate of all fuch Fines and Forfeitures.
Whereas Mr. Jonathan Jeffen, exhibited unto this J. Jtfftn >|.
Aflembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony, '"*"''' ,j
for repairing the Windows in the Gaol in ihe County of
Newport : And the faid Account being duly examined. It
is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be, and hereby is, al-
lowed, and that One Pound, Four Shillings and Six Pence,
lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid
Jonathan Jeffers, out of the general Trcafury,
Whereas Meflrs. Samuel and fVilliam Vernon^ exhibited S icir.Ftrpm
unto this Aflembly an Account, by them charged againft •"'*'*'** *^*'
the Cofony, for a Ream of Paper delivered the Printer, to
print the Proceedings of the General Affembly upon : And
the faid Account being duly examined, // is Voted and /?<?-
fohed. That the fame be, and hereby is, allowed, and that
Eighteen Shillings, lawful Money, being the Amount there-
of, be paid the faid Samuel and IVilliam Vernon^ out of the
General Trealury.
Whereas Mr. John Clarke exhibited unto this Affem- j^;^i';5;,°l;
bly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony, for
his Time, Horfe-Hir^, and Expence, in carrying the Rate-
Bills, in May laft, to the Counties of Providence, Kings-
County, Bri/loUnd Kent : And the faid Account being du-
ly examined. It is Voted and Refohsd^ That One Pound,
Thirteen Shillings thereof, be allowed and paid the faid
John Clarke, out of the General Treafury.
Whereas MajorPrf/^rwiPe^rr^jun. exhibited unto ^..^"""'^^^'
this Affembly an Account, by him charged againft the Co-
lony, for the Expences of repairing the Pavement before
the
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64
OBober^ 1769.
Ptiition
the Court Hon fe in the County of Kent: And the faid
Account being duly examined. It is Voted and Rejohed,
That the fame be, and hereby is, allowed, and that One
Pound, Ten Shillings and Three Pence, lawful Money,
being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Preferved
Pearce,]\xci. out of the General Treafury.
Whereas Mr. Charles Brown^ of North-Kingitown^
preferred a Petition, and represented unto this Affembly,
That he is feized and pofTeflTed of Lands lying in faid North-
Kingitown, which were mortgaged to the Colony, in the
Year 1728, by H^illiam Eldred, pn. of faid Ncrth-Kings-
town, and by Samuei Rathbone, of New-Shorebam : That
his Father, Charles Brown, deceafed, purchafing thofe
Lands, after they were mortgaged, gave Bonds for the
principal Sums, in his owr\ Name, and hath paid and takea
up the fame; but, as it was not expected that any Difficul-
ty would arjle, tliofe Bonds were not all preferved -, that he
hath Three Bonds of each Sort, which, as none remain
in tiie Office undifgharged, with the other Circumllances
lie can fhew, will fufficiently prove, tbgt the whole of
them have been fatii^fied : And thereupon he prayed this
Aflembly, That thofe Two Mortgage Deeds may be order-
ed to be cancelled, or difcharged, without Suit ; And due
Inquiry and Examination having been made, refpeding
the Premifes, It is Voted and Rejoivedy That the Prayer of
the faid Charles Brown, in the foregoing Petition contained,
be, and the fame is hereby, granted.
It is Voted and Refolved, That the Petition of David
Randall, and the Report of the Committee thereon, be re-
ferred to the next Seffion : Mr. Nathan Barber, being pre-
fent in the Lower Houfe, declared himfelf affedted thereby,
and allowed himfelf fufficiently notified of the fame.
lA'he^ G aol Wh E R E A s 70^ Bennet, Efq; Mr. Thomas Freebody, PVal-
in the Conn ter Chaloner, Efq; and Mr. Philip Tillinghali, prefentcd un-
V\J't^^"' '" '^'^ Aflembly the following Report, to wit :
WE the Subfcribers, being by the Honorable General
Affembly, at their SeiTion in 5<'/>r^;«^fr, .^69, appointed a
Committee to examine into the Nufances about the Gaol
in the County of Newport^ and to confider what further
Enlargements,
T>. RanJall't
Pclition le-
Uttti.
O&obety 1769. 65
Enlargements, If arvy, of the Bounds of the faid Gaol may
be neceffary, do report, That in Purfuance of our Appoint-
ment as aiorefaid, we have examined the Gaol, and find
thai it is greatly out of Repair, the Rooms defigned for the
Accommodation of the Prifon-Keeper and his Family, as
well as thofe for thePrifoners, extremely ofTenfive, occafion-
ed by the noxious Smell arifing from the Filth produced
in the inner Apartments, as the Trunks that were fixed
in thofe Rooms, to convey the Excrements into a Drain,
are out of Order and very leaky, and the Drain in our
Opinion is alfo ftopp>ed, or fo badly contrived, that it does
not anfwer the Purpofe for which it Was defigned : The
Eaft Side of the Houi'e is likewife greatly decayed, and irt
many Places rotten ; and fevcral of the Safh Frames unfit
to hold the Glafs ; the Brick-Wall tumbling down in many
Places, and in fom^ Parts it appears to be dangerous for
Perfons to pafs near it. We have alfo examined the pre-
fent Bounds of the faid Gaol, and are of Opinion, that it
would be conducive to the Health of the Prifoners if they
were enlarged fo as to extend Eaftward as far as the Halt
Side of the Street to the Eaffv^'ard of the Prifon Wall, Wefl-
ward as far as the Weft Side of the Street to the Weflward
of the Prifon Wall, Northward to the North Side of the
Street to the Northward of the Prifon Wall j and that Pofla
be fet near the North Side of the Street to the Northward
of the Prifon Wall, parallel with the Eafl and Weft Bounds
beforementioned. Job Bennet,
Thcmai Freehody^
IValter Cbaloner,
Philtp lillingh^ft.
And the foregoing Report being duly confidered, It h
Voted and Refohedy That the fame be, and hereby is, ac»
cepted : And that the Bounds of the faid Gaol be enlarged
agreeably thereto.
// h Voted and Refohed, That Job Bennet, Efq; Mf, Committee to
Thomas Freebody, IValter Chaloner, Efq; and Mr. Philip examine irto
l'il}i?2ghaft, be, and they are hereby, continued a Com- '•>« ^late of
mittee to examine further inro the State of the Gaol in the IheCoantyof
County of Newport, and to confider what Repairs and Niwfsrt.
Enlargements of faid Gaol are neceffary ; and whether it
would be beft to ereifl a new One, and to make an EA\^
mate of the Expence thereof: And that they make Report
to this Affembly at the next Seffion.
B AN
66 O&ober^ ^7^9-
Aft toenable ^J^ ACT to enable Executors and Adminiflrators topro-
an'dTdiL'ini- f?cute or defend any Suits, that are depending, or which
ftriiors to (hall hereafter depend, upon Appeal, wherein the Tefta-
51°Ind"su°u ^°'' °'" i"i^^2ie was, or Hiall be, Appellant, or Appellee.
depending
upoD Appeal.
D E it Enabled by this General Ajjembly, and, by the Au-
■^ thority oj the fame, it is Enacted, That in Cafe of the
Death of any Party, cither the Appellant or Appellee, be-
fore the Sitting of the Court appealed to, the Executor or
Executors, Adminiftrator or Adminiflrators, of luch de-
ceafed Party, who was Appellant, or Appellee, Ihall pro-
fecute or defend any fuch Suit or Adion, as (hall be depend-
ing at the Death of the Teftator, or Inteftate, from Court
to Court, until definitive Judgment. And the Juftices of
the Court, before whom fuch Cafes are triable, arc hereby
direded and empowered to heat and determine all fuch
Cafes, proceed to Judgment, and award Execution ac-
cordingly. And when it fluU fo happen, that either the Ap-
pellant, or Appellee, (hall be taken away by Death, at fuch
Time before the Sitting of the Court appealed to, fo that
fhc Executor, or Adminirtrator of the deceafed, hath not
fuitabic Time to prepare for managing the Caufc depend-
ing, or to become duly qualified to profccute or defend the
fame, in fuch Cafe it (hall and may be lawful for the Jufl-
ices, before whom the Caufe is to be heard and tried, to
fufpend the hearing and trying of every fuch Caufe until
the next Term.
And be it further Ena^ed by the Authority of or ef aid. That
if, by the Verdift of the Jury, Default or negle<ff of pro-
fecuting fuch Appeal, or otherwife, Judgment pafs againft
the Executor, or Adminiflrator, of any Perfon deceafed,
the Juflices of the Superior or Inferior Courts, refpedively,
arc hereby authorized and diredkd to make up Judgment
againd the Eftate of the deceafed, in the Hands and under
the Adminiffration of the Executor, or Adminiflrator, as it
fhould have been in Cafe the Suit had been originally 'com-
menced by or againft fuch Executor or Adminiflrator, in
that Capacity. Any Law, CuAom or Ufage, to the con-
trary, notwithftanding.
AN
OBober^ ij(^g> 67
AN ACT to prevent the fpreading of the Murrain, or other Aft to p^-
contagious Diftempcr, amonglt the horned Cattle in this fprlidirgof
Colony* ••>* Murrain.
TJ^H. E R E A S a wry morfal and contogiotts Diflemper
* ^ haib lately broke out among the horned Cattle upon
Rhode- Ifland, the fpreading whereof may be attended with
fatal Confequencei : j^nd as there is no Law of this Colony
for preventing the communicating the Difiemper :
n E it, therefore, EnaSled by this General Affembly, and,
■^ by the Authority thereof. It is Enaifed, That no horn-
ed Cattle fhall be exported fronn the Ifland of Rhode- J/land,
to any Place or Port whatever (the fVeft-Indies only ex-
cepted) under the Penalty of Ten Pounds, lawful Money,
to be paid by the Perfon who may export the fame, to be
prolecuted for, and recovered, by any Perfon who fliall fee
fit to fiie for the fame, to the Inferior Court of Common
Pleas, for the County where fuch Cattle fliall be imported ;
One Half Part of which Penalty flwll be for the Ufe of
the Perfon who fhall fue for the fame, and the other Half
Part for the Ufe of the Town, where fuch Cattle fhall be
imported.
And be it further EnaSfed, by the Authority aforefaid. That
the feveral Towns in this Colony, in their refpedive Town-
Meetings aiTembled, be, and they are hereby, fully autho-
rized and empowered to make and pafs any Orders, Rules
and Regulations, under fuch Fines and Forfeitures as they
fliali think proper, for preventing the Introdueflion of the
Murrain, or any other contagious Diflemper, among the
horned Cattle, into the feveral Towns in this Colony, and
for putting a ftop to, and clearing the refpeitive Towns of
the Infeftion, when the fame fhall break out : That all
fuch Fines and Forfeitures fhall be recovered at the Inferior
Court of Common Pleas, in the County where they fhall
be incurred ; the Judgment of which Court fhall be final :
And that all fuch Fines and Forfeitures fliall be appropri-
ated to the \5{z of the Town, where fuch Offence fhall be
committed.
And be it further Enabled ^ by the Authority aforefaid, That
this A61 fhall remain in Force until the End of the next
SefTion of the General AfTcmbly.
ir
6S OSioher^ 1769.
Committee to // ;*; Voted and Refohed, That Henry Marchant, Efq;
tJ^re'ventS Ml". WHliam Ellery, \nd the Secretary, be and they, or the
introduftion major Part of them, are hereby appointed a Committee to
and [p'eading confidcrof the moft proper and effedual Methods, to pre-
of the Mur- , ,, ,. r . n/r • i ■
Tain in tbis Vent the Iprcading of the Murrain, or any other contagious
Colony. Diflemper, among the horned Cattle in this Colony ; and
to prevent the Introdudion thereof, for the future, into
this Colony : And that they prepare a Bill for thofe Pur-
pofes, and preknt the fame to this Aflembly, at the next
SefTion.
StltmoiSeuih. WhereaS Mr. Solomon Southnvick exhibited unto this
tuiick allowed Aflembly an Account, by him charged againlf the Colony,
£• '9/4 1 |-|^j. printing the Proceedings of the General Airembly at
May^ June, and September Sefl'ions, Treafurers Warrants,
Trcafurers Notes, Proclamation, &c. And the faid Ac-
count being duly examined, // is Voted and Refohed, That
the fame be, and hereby is, allow^ed ; and that Twelve
Pounds Nineteen Shillings and Four Pence Half-Penny,
lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the laid
Solomon Souibwick, out of the General Treafury.
AN ACT to prevent Mifchief being done by mad Dogs.
vertMifchief TT/^H E RE AS a Number of mad Dogs have lately ap-
bv'madDoes peared infeverai Parts of this Colony, by whom feve-
ral horned Cattle have been killed : And whereas the Inhabi-
tants, as well as the Cattle, Sheep and Horjes, are liable to be
dejlroyed by them :
For preventing of (o great an Evil,
D E it Enabled by this General Ajemlly, and, by the Au-
■^ thority thereof. It is EnaSledy That from and after the
Rifing of this AfiTembly, it (hall and may be lawful for any
Freeholder, in this Colony, to kill any Dog or Dogs, that
may be feen running at large within the fame : That the
Dog or Dogs killed, in Confequence of this Ad, fhall be
forthwith buried, without being llcinned, by the Perfon or
Pcrfons killing the fame: And that this Ad {hall be in
Force until the next Scffion of this Aflembly.
AN
AN ACT empowering the feveral Colledors of Rates, in
ihis Colony, to cite or fummon Perfons, wliom they fhall ^^ ^°' •''•
fulpedt tQ have any Eftate of Perfons who are rated in thYRres of
any Town in this Colony, and are gone to Sea, or have Ptrfons who
left the Colony. ^'\' ''f' '»»«
TJ/'HEREAS theCoUeSlcrs of Rates, in this Colony,
'^^ are often put to great Difficulty, in gatherifig the Rates
oj Perjons ivho, after being ajfejjed, leave the Colony, and go
to Sea or elfewbere :
For Remedy whereof,
n E it Bnafled by this General Ajfembly, and, by the Au-'
^ thorily thereof. It is Enabled, That when any Perfori
is legally rated in any Town in this Colony, and (hall go
to Sea, or leave the Colony, before laid Rate is paid, it rtiall
and may be lawful for the CoUedor of fuch Town, to
whom the Ratc-Lifl is committed, to cite or fummon any
Pcrfon or Perfons, whom he fhall fulpedt to have any of the
Eftateof thePerfon rated, as aforefaid, before any afTiftant Juf^
tice or Warden of fuch Town, to make Oaih or Affirmation,
whether he, (he, or they, have any Eftate of the Perfon fo
rated in bis, her or their Hands ; which, if he, fhe, or they,
acknowledge that they have, they (hall deliver it, or fo
much thereof as (hall be fufHcient to pay fuch Rate, with
the lawful Cofl accruing thereon, to the Colledfor.
Be it jurther Enabled, by the Authority aforefaid. That
if any Perfon or Perfons, fo cited or lummoned. fhall rcfufe
pr negled to appear, or fhall refufe to make Oath or Affir-
mation, or fhall refufe to deliver the Eftate of the Pcrfon fo
rated, in every fuch Cafe the Colle<ftor (liall be, and hereby
is, empowered to make Diflraint on the Eftate of the Per-
fon or Perfons fo refufing, and to deal with him, her or
them, as if fuch Rate had been taxed againfl him, her or
them.
And be it further Enabled, by the Anther ity aforefaid. That
every Perfon who fhall pay, or have deftrained from him,
any Monies or Eftate, for any Rate, Tax or Coft, as afore-
faid, (hall be indemnified and fully difcharged for the fame,
from the Perfon or Perfons on whofe Account the fame
fhall be paid or diftrained.
C Whereas
Whereas ^oh Bennef,E(qi George Hazard, Efq; Mr.
Commit"/.?' "Thomas Freebody, and >i6a jeffvn, Efq; ptclcmcd unto
appointed to ihls Aflembly the following Report, to ivit.
burr the^Mo- ^^g ^cing appointed by the General Aflembly, at their
General St:Q{\on\n September, 1769, a Committee, with the Hon.
Treafuri-. ')oJeph fyanton, jun. Efq; and the Hon. MeicalfBoitiier, Efq;
to receive of jofeph Clarke, Efq; General Treafurer, the
lawful Money Bills of every Dencminationi and Croivn-
Point Bills, paid into his Oftice, and to burn the fame ; do
report, That w? have received of the faid Jojefb Clarke^
in Bills emitted In February and Auguji, 1756, Two
Pounds Four Shillings; in Bills emitted in May, 1758,
Two Pounds, Two Shillings and Four Pence, Half-Penny,
Principal, which, with the Intereft thereon, amounts to Two
Pounds, ElevenShillings and Ten Pence, One Farthing ; in
Bills emitted in December, 1758, Two Pounds Eight Shil-
lings and Nine Pence^ Three Farthings, Principal, which,
with the Intereft thereon, amounts to Three Pounds, One
Shilling; in Bills emitted in ilfarc/fr, I759, Nine Pounds,
Eleven Shillings, Principal, which, with the Intereft there-
on, amounts to Eleven Pounds, Eighteen Shillings and
Nine Pence j in Bills emitted in j4pril, 1759, Two Pounds,
Ten Shillings, Principal, which, with the Intereft thereon,
amounts to Three Pounds, Two Shillings and Six Pence ;
in Bills emitted in A/flrfi6, 1760, One Thoufand and Fifty-
three Pounds, Twelve Shillings and Nine Pence, Half-
penny, Principals which, with the Intereft thereon, a-
mounts to One Thoufand, Five Hundred and Five Pounds,
Ten Shillings and Nine Pence, Three Farthings ; in Bills
emitted in May^ 1760, Five Hundred and Seventy Pounds,
Five Shillings, Principal, which, withthe Intereft thereon,
amounts to Eight Hundred and Fifteen Pounds, Nine
Shillings and Eleven Pence, One Farthing; in Bills emit-
ted in March, ijbz, Three Thoufand, Two Hundred and
Eighty-eight Pounds, Thirteen Shillings and Ten Pence,
Principal, which, with the Intereft thereon, amounts to
Four Thoufand, One Hundred and Ten Pounds, Seventeen
Shillings and Three Pence, Half-Penny; in Bills emitted
in April, ijbz. One Thoufand, One Hundred and Seventy-
five Pounds, Seventeen Shillings and S:x Pence, Principal,
which, with the Intereft thereon, amounts to One Thou-
fand, Four Hundred and Sixty-nine Pounds, Sixteen Shil-
lings and Ten Pence, Half-Fenny ; in Bills emitted in
May,
OBobcr^ 1^6^. 71
May, 1762, One Thoufand, Two Hundred and Seven
Pounds, Eight Shillings and Nine Pence, Principal, which,
with the Interefi thereon, amounts to One Thoufand, Five
Hundred and Nine Pounds, Five Shillings and Eleven
Pence, One Farthing; in Bills emitted in November, 1762,
Two Thoufand, Two Hundred and Two Pounds, Nine
Shillings and Ten Pence, Three Farthings, Principal,
which, with the Interefl thereon, amounts to Two Thou-
fand, Seven Hundred and Fifty-three Pounds, Ten Shil-
lings and Four Pence, One Farthing ; in Bills emitted in
March, 1766, Two Hundred and Twenty-one Pounds,
Seven Shillings and Six Pence, Half-Penny j in Bills emit-
ted in February, 1767, Three Hundred and Eighty-four
Pounds, Eight Shillings and Eleven Pence : And alfo, in
Crown-Point Bills, One Hundred and Nineteen Pounds,
Six Shillings : All which Sums of Mppey we have, in
Confequence of an Ail of the Aflembly, given him our
Receipt for and burnt.
Wc fubmit this Report to the Hon. General Airembly»
and are their Moll humble Servants.
'Job Bennet,
l^ewport,051ober 13, 1769. George Hazard,
Thomas Vreebody^
John 'jepfon.
£■
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2
4
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February and
Augu/l
1756
2
1 1
IO|
May
1758
3
I
0
December
J758
1 1
i8
9
March
1759
3
2
6
Jpril
1759
^S05
10
9i-
March,
1760
8.5
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May,
1760
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March,
1762
1469
16
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1762
1509
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May,
1762
2753
2
47
Novemberi
1762
221
7
6^
March,
ijbd
384
8
1 1
February,
Principal and Intereft,
ijb7
£■ '2792
17
97
jT. 119 6 o in Cro-wn-Point Bills,
And
72 Qciober^ ^7^9*
And the foregoing Report being duly confidered, It is
Voted and Refolvedi Thai the iame be, and hereby is, ac-
cepted.
j.BninttiG. Whereas Job Benmt, Efq; George Hazard, Efq; Mr.
Hoznrj, T. Thomas Freebody, and John Jetfov, Efq; exhibited unto
jZ'nf' ^hJs Aflemby an Account, by them charged againft the Co-
aiiowed £,. 6 ]ony,for their Time in counting,cafting Intereft and burning
£. 12792 17 9^ lawful Money Bills, and £. 119 6 0
Cro'wn- Point Bills : And the faidAccount being duly exami-
ned, It is Voted and Refoked, That the fame be, and hereby
is, allowed ; and that Six Pounds, lawful Money, being the
Amount thereof, be paid the faid Job Bennett George Ha-
zard, Thomas Freebody, and John 'Jcpfin, out of the General
Trcafury.
Ex«iition to IT is Voted an^ Refohed, That the Clerk of the Inferior
be .ffued a. Court of Common Pleas, within and for the County of
gainlk the ^ . . i . i i i j-
Lands mort- Vrovtdence, be, and he hereby is, empowered and directed
gagfd hy 0. to ilTue Execution or Executions, in the Cafe or Cafes pro-
''"' "' fecuted and Judgment or judgments had, by and in behalf
of this Colony, in faid Court, on.a Mortgage or Mortgages
made by one Obadiah Jenckes, m the fame Manner as though
no Execution had been ifTiied thereon : And that the She-
riff proceed to execute the fame accordingly.
Slowd'r Whereas Timas Jldrich and Stephen Arnold, Efq'rs,
,j. * *■' 5 Two of the Committee appointed to audit the Accounts of
Henry Rice, Efqj with the Colony, prefented unto this Af-
fembly the following Report, to wit :
In Obedience to the Appointment of the General AlTem-
bly, we have carefully examined the feveral Charges ia
the Account exhibited to us, by Henfy Rice, Efq; and the
Laws fupporting the fame, and do report, that there is due
to him, upon the faid Account, Fifteen Poui^ds, One Shil-
ling, lawful Money, which is fubmitted by
Thomas Aldrich,
Stephen Arnold.
And the foregoing Report being duly confidered, // /;
Voted and Refolved, That the fame be, and hereby is, ac-
cepted ; and that Fifteen Pounds, One Shilling, lawful
Money, being the Sum therein mentioned, be paid to the
faid Henry Rice, out of the General Tregfury .
Whereas
OSiober^ 1 769. 73
Whereas Mr, "^ohn Fenner, Keeper of his Majefty's
Gaol in the County of Providence, exhibited unto this Af- 7«*» ^'""■
fcmbly an Account, by him charged againfl the Colony, ,j/. id.i-.
for the Support and Prifon-Fees of feveral poor Prifoners at
the King's Suit, for digging a Well for the faid Gaol, 6cc.
And the faid Account being duly examined, It is Voted
and Refolved, That the fame be, and hereby is, allowed ;
and that Forty-five Pounds, Twelve Shillings and One
Penny Half-Penny, lawful Money, being the Amount
thereof, be paid the faid John Fenner, out of the General
Treafury.
It is Voted and Refolved, That the Hon. Darius SeJJions, Committee to
Efq; Philip Greene, Efq; and Mr. fViiliam Ellery, be, and •>'di»«h«A-
they are hereby, appointed a Committee to audit the Agent's Yqmu ''
Accounts} and that they make Report to this Affembly, at
the prefent SefTion, if pof^ble, if not, at the next Seffion.
It is Voted and Refolved, That the Executions iflucd a- Execotiom a<
gainftthe Town-Treafurers, of fuch Towns as are delin- ^«"'ft 'JJf
quint in the Payment of their Taxes, be ftayed until the fatenftayed.
next February Seflion of this Affembly : That fuch delin-
quent Towns pay Six p«f Cent. Interefl, upon the Sums
for which they are refpe^ivcly delinquent, until paid : And
that the CoUedtors of Taxes, in the feveral Towns, be
empowered to collect the Interefl as well as the Principal.
Whereas M'/f«^iB(?w/<?r, Efq; Mr. Pardon 1'i/ling-
bafl, and Mr. Thomas Robinfon, prefented unto this Aflem- Report of tho
bly the following Report and Account, to wit : Committee
who audited
/-• '^* Accounts
We the Subfcribers, being appointed, by the Hon. Ge- of Bfjamin
neral Affembly of the Colony oi Rhode- IJland, a Committee ^t(U><^'
to audit the Accounts oi Benjamin JVickbam, Efq-, late Na-
val-Officer of the faid Colony, do report. That, agreeable
to the faid Appointment, we have- met and adjufted the
fame ; and that there is a Balance of Fifty-fix Pounds,
Eight Shillings and Seven Pence, Three Farthings, lawful
Money due from the faid Benjamin IVickham, to the Co-
D lony,
74 OSioher^ ^7^9*
lony, as appears by the State of his Account herewith pre-
fented : Which is fubmittcd to the Hon. AfTembly, by
Metcalf Bowler^
Newport, ^une 16, 1769. Far don Tillinghajl,
Thomas Robinfon.
The Colony o/Rhode-Ifland, Dr. to the Committee,
To one Day's Attendance of each of us,")
in performing the abovcmentioned .;(['. o x% o
Service, at 6/. per Day, J
And the Premifes being duly confideicd, // is Voted and
Kefolved, That the foregoing Report be accepted : Thac
the Account of the Commiuee be allowed, and that Eight-
teen Shillings, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof,
be paid the fa id Metcaif Bowler, Pardon Tillinghaji, and
Thomas Robinfon, out of the General Trcafury.
Refolves af-
ferting cer- Whereas the Hon. Peyton Randolph, Efq; late Speaker
of"he Sa- o^ ^^^ H°"- ^^""^ °^ Burgellcs of the Colony and Domi-
bit»nn of nion oi Virginia, did, by Order of that Houfe, tranfmit, to
thu Colony, the Speaker of the Lower Houfe of this Aflembly, feveral
Refolutions entered into by the faid Houfe of Burgeflcs,
and defired the Concurrence of the Lower Houfe therein ;
which Refolutions are as follows, to wit.
" 'tuefday the ibtb o/"May, gth George ^d, 1769.
TV yf R. Blair icported from the Committee of the
jLVX " whole Houfe, to whom it was referred to con-
•' fider of the prcfent State of the Colony, that they had
•• come to Several Refolutions, which he read in his Place,
*• and afterwards delivered in at the Clerk's Tabic, where
•' the fame were read, and are as follows, viz.
" Rejolved, That it is the Opinion of this Cdmmittec,
" That the fole Right of impofing Taxes on the Inhabi-
. ** tants of this His Majefty's Colony and Dominion oiVir-
** ginia, is now, and ever hath been, legally and conftitu-
*' tionally vefted in the Houfe of BurgefTes, lawfully con-
" vened, according to the ancient and eftablifhcd Pradice,
•* with the Confent of the Council, and of His Majefty,
•' the Klogof Great-Britain, or his Governor for the Tinie
•' being.
" Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee,
" That it is the undoubted Privilege of the Inhabitants pf
*' this Colony to petition their Sovereign for the Redrefs of
" Grievances 1
06fober^ jy6g. 75
" Grievances ; and ihat it is lawful and expedient to procure
«' the Concurrence of His Majcfty's other Colonies, in du-
'« tiful Addrefles, praying the Royal Interpofition in Favour
" of the violated Rights of America.
" Refohed, That it is the Opinion of this Committee,
«' That all Trials for Treafon, Mifprifion of Treafon, or
" for any Felony or Crime whatfoever, committed and
«' done in this His Majefty's faid Colony and Dominion,
" by any Perfonor Perfons refiding therein, ought of Right
♦' to be had and condudcd in and before His Majefty's
•' Courts held within the faid Colony, according to the fixed
" and known Courfe of Proceeding j and that the feizing
*' any Pcrfon or Perfons, refiding in this Colony, fufpeift-
•' ed of any Crime whatfoever, committed therein, and
♦' fending fuch Perfon or Perfons to Places beyond the Sea
" to be tried, is highly derogatory of the Rights of Britifh
" Subjects i as thereby the ihieftimable Privilege of being
*' tried by a Jury from theVicinage.as well as the Liberty of
•' fumilnoning and producing WitneflTes on fuch Trial, will
♦' be taken away from the Party accufed.
•• Rejohed, That it is the Opinion of this Committee,
" That an humble, dutiful and loyal Addrefs be prefented
" to his Majefty, to aflure him of our inviolable Attach-
•' ment to His Sacred Perfon and Government ; and to
" befeech His Royal Interpofition, as the Father of all
" His People, however remote from the Seat of his Em-
*' pire, to quiet the Minds of His loyal Subjeds of this
" Colony, and to avert from them thofe Dangers and
" Mileries, which will enfue I'rom the leizing and carrying
** beyond Sea any Perfons refiding in America^ fufpedled
'♦ of any Crime whatfoever, to be tried in any other Man*-
" ner, than by the ancient and long eftabhllied Courfe of
" Proceeding :
" The faid Relolutions being feverally read a Second
** Time;
" Refohed, Nemine contradkenU,
" That the Houfe do agree with the Committee, ia
«« the faid Refolutions t"
And this General Aflembly.having duly confldered, and
maturely weighed the faid Refolutions, "Do Vote and Refohe^
and, It is Voted and Refulved, That the S.econd, Third and
Fourth, of the faid Refolutions be, and they are hereby,
approved ; and that they pals as, and become Refolutions
of
-76 OBober^ ^7^9*
of, this Aflembly. This Aflembly having already fully
afferted their fole and exclufive Right of impofmg Taxes
upon the Inhabitants of this Colony, and tranfmitted Co-
pics of the Refolves, on that Subjed, to One of His Ma-
jefty's principal Secretaries of State.
C iitee -^"^ '' " Jurther Voted and Refohed, That Metcalf
to prepare Bowkr^ Efo; Daniel Jenckes, Efq; Mr. John Wanton^
tn Addrek to Qij^(i„ Comfiock.Ei'q; and the Secretary, be, and they or
tbe King. ^^^ rnajor Part of them, arc hereby, appointed a Committee,
to prepare an Addrefs to His Majefty, agreeable to the fore-
going Refolutions ; and that they prefent the fame to this
Aflembly, at the next Seflion.
Committee
Accouml'"'of ^' isVoted and Refohed, That JobBennet, Efq; George
the Secretary Hazard, Efq; and Mr. fVilliam El/ery,he, and they, or the
and .'];« '*'^ major Part ot them, are hereby, appointed a Committee, to
Cou'rty of audit thc Accounts of the Secretary, and of Jofeph G. JVan-
Unufirt. ion, Efq; late Sheriff of the County of Newport -, and that
they make Report to this Aflembly at the next Seffion.
Re ortofthe Whereas Matiheiv RohtTifon^ Efq; Mr. Mofes Brown,
Committee JofephWanlon/jun. Efqj and Oliver Arnold, Efq; prcfcnied
appointed to mjtQ {^[5 Aflembly the following Report io wit.
thelstorthern To the Hon. General AfTcmbly, now fitting in »$'(?«/(&-
Boundary Klng/lown.
Lint. Whereas, at the lafl Seflion of Afl*embly at Ea/i.
Greenwich, we, together with Jonathan Randall, Efq; were
appointed a Committee to examine into the State of the
Claim of this Colony upon the Province of the Majfachu-
fetts-Bay, refpedigg the North Lincof this Colony, border-
ing on faid Province, and to make Report thereof to this
Aflembly : In Obedience thereunto, we do report. That
we have examined into faid Claim, and do find that there
was a Committee, fome Years ago, appointed to run faid
Line, agreeable to our Charter, and that of the Province
of the Majfacbujetts-Bay, who, in the Year 1750, run faid
Line accordingly, and made Report thereof to the General
Aflembly, at Providence, the fame Year, as by the Plat
and Report thereof on File, with the State of our Title or
Claim, in the Secretary's Office, and divers Depofitions to
fupportthefamCjReference thereunto being had.may at large
appear : That thereby it is clear, there is a Trad of Land
near
OSloher^ 176c), '/y
near as large as One Fifth Part of the Land now pofTefTcd
by this Colony, which is unjuftly under the Jurifdidion and
Government of the Province of the Majfachufetts-Bay ;
and which, of Right, appertains to this Colony : That
this Colony had invited the Colony of Connecticut into
Confultation with our Committee, the true Line of that
Colony beginning where ours ends : That it was through
Inattention dropped; and our Line not yet being fettled,
theirs cannot be : Wherefore, it feems bed to invite the
Colony oi ConneElicut, whofe Intereft is connedled with
ours, to join a Committee of this Colony, to confult what
is or On^W be thought beft to be done, to fettle faid Line
truly ; which feems necelTary to be done, to flop the Un-
eafinefs of the Inhabitants on thofe Lands, to fecure them
in Peace, and to fini(h this Difpute rightly> as foon as may
be. This is fubmitfed by Mathew Robinfon^
South-Kingstoivn^ Mofes Brown,
O51ober2j, 1769. "Jofeph lVanton,]\\n.
Oliver Arnold.
And the foregoing Report being duly confjdered, It it
Voted and Refolved, That the fame be, and hereby is, ac-
cepted .
TT is Voted and Refolved, That Mr. Mofes Brown have ^"f" Bn-uin
Liberty to receive the Plat of the Northern Boundary Line ^]k "clpTts
oF the Colony, and the Papers relative thereto, to take of the Plat of
Copies thereof} he promifing to return the fame to this 'J^'.^ ^°'^^
AfTembly, at the next Seflion. '
Whereas Mr. Beriah Brown, jun. exhibited unto this
AlTemblyan Account, by him charged againft the Colony, BenaiBrov.'n
for mending the Windows of the Court- Houfe in the j^'";''|;°;*'^
County of Kings-County : And the faid Account being du-
ly esatnined, It is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be,
and hereby is, allowed ; and that One Pound, Seven Shil-
lings, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid
thr faid Beriah Brown, jun. out of the General Treafury.
Whereas Mt((f%. Thomas H'oodward, and Robert JVcod- The Petition
•ward, of Smilhfield, Yeomen, preferred a Petition and re- j^j ^jX^/
prefented unto this Aflembly, That they became Surety frccJwarj
for the Appearance of one John Woodward, who was fu- g'*n"<^-
fpeded of Theft, at the Court of General Sefllons of the
E Peace,
yS OSfober^ I7^9«
Peace, to have been held in and for the County o^ Kent, m
January, 1767; at which Court, by Reafon of a great
Storm, neither they nor the faid JoA« could appear : And,
thereupon, their Recognizance was declared to be forfeited,
and Judgment was entered up againft them thereon, and
they arc now in Execution for the fame : And thereupon
they prayed this Affcmbly to vacate the faid Judgment and
all Proceedings thereon, &c.
And the Premifes being duly confidered. It is Voted
and Refolved, Tiiat upon the Petitioners paying all CoHs
and Charges, which have accrued, iti the Profecution a-
gainfi: them, and delivering the faid John Woodward to the
Sheriff of the County of Kent, at or before the next Court
of General SelTions of the Peace, to be holden in and for
the faid County of Kent, they be difcharged from the Re-
cognizance, and the Judgment and Execution thereon.
And it ii further Voted and Refolved, That the faid She-
riff, upon the laid John IVoodward's being tendered to him
by the Petitioners, at or before faid Court, be, and he is
hereby, empowered and directed to receive and take the
faid ^ohn Woodward into his Cuflody, and him falely fe-
cure and keep, until he be difcharged by due Courfe of
Law.
And it ii further Voted and Refolved, That in Cafe the
faid ')ohn IVocdward be furrendered and delivered up, by
the Petitioners, as aforelaid, the faid Court of General Sef-
lionsofthe Peace be, and hereby is, fully authorized and
empowered to proceed to arraign, try, pafs upon and give
Judgment and Sentence againfl, or for, the faid 'John Wood'
•ward, on the Lidiiitment already found againft him, in the
fame Manner as in other Caufes, of the like Nature, coming
before them, in the ordinary Courfe of Law.
"^twT/"^' Whereas Mr, Ebenezer Tefft, exhibited unto this Af-
o/gy* fembly an Account, by him charged againll the Colony,
for Attendance upon this Aflembly at the prefent Seffion,
cleaning the Court-Houfe in Kings-County, Sec. And the
faid Account being duly examined. It is Voted and Refol-
ved, That the fame be, and hereby is, allowed ; and that
One Pound and Eight Pence, lawful Money, being the
Amount thereof, be paid the faid Kkneztr Jfji, outof liie
General Treafury.
OSlober^ 1 769. 79
ll' ii Voted and Refolved, That all Bufinefs lying before this Adjoornment
Atfembly, unfinished, be and the fame is hereby, referred to
the next SelTion : That the Secretary publifh the Ads and
Orders now made and palled, by Beat of" Drum, in the Town
of Newport, within Ten Days after the Rifing of this Aflem-
bly, and within Thirty, fend Copies thereof to the Sheriff of
each County, by him to be tranfmitted to the re(pe(fl:ive
Tov/n-C!erks in the County ; and that this Affembly be, and
hereby is, adjourned to the laft Monday in February next, to
meet at South- King/iown.
GOD Save the KIN G.
PubUJhed according to Order, on Monday the bth JOay of
November y iy6g, by
HENRY WARD, Sec'ry.
A TRUE Copy, duly examined :
WITNESS
Newport : Printed by Solomon Soui!>mckt
February y lyyo.
8i
At the General Assembly of the Gover-
nor and Company of the Englijh Colony of Rhode~
IJiandj and Providence Plantations^ in. New-England,
in America ; begun and holden by Adjournment,
at South-Kingstown^ within and for the faid Colony,
on the laft Monday in February ^ in the Year of our
Lord One Thoufand, Seven Hundred and Seventy,
and Tenth of the Reign of His Moft Sacred Majefty
GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of GOD, King
of Great-Britain, and fo forth.
PRESENT.
The Hon. Jofeph JVanton^ Efq;
GOVERNOR.
The Hon. Darius Sejftons^ Efq^
DEPUTY-GOVERNOR.
Job Bennet, Efq;
Solomon Drown, Efq;
David Harris, Efq;
Weston Hickes, E%
Thomas Wickes, Efq;
Jonathan Randall, Efq;
John Congdon, Efq;
Joseph H.izard, Efq;
The SECRETARY.
Y AfMants*
DEPUTIES
S % February^ ^11^*
D E P U T I E S from the fevcral TOWNS.
Newport
il/r.JohnWanton,(Son oiGideon)
Caft. Samuel Carr,
Capt. William Read,
Mr. Thomas Freebody.
Providence :
Daniel Jenckes, Efq\
Mr. Mofes Brown,
Mr. Benjamin Man,
Mr. Job Smith.
Portsmouth :
The Speaker.
John Almy, Efq.
Warwick :
Mr. Benjamin Greene,
Mr. Paul Greene,
Mr. Thomas Rice.
Westerly :
Capt. Edward Saunders,
Jofcph Clarke, 7tt;7, Efq.
New-Shoreham :
Mr. Paul Niles.
NoRTH-KlNOSTOWN :
Mr. Ezekiel Gardner,
Mr. John Northup.
SoUTH-KlNGSToWN :
William Potter, £/y;
Mr. Samuel Rodman.
East-Greenwich :
Maj. Prefervcd Pearce, jun,
William Peirce, £/y.
Jamestown :
Mr. Oliver Hafzard,
Mr. William Hafzard.
Smithfield :
Caleb Aid rich, £/y;
Stephen Whipple, Efq,
SCITUATE :
Charles Harris, E/^j
Ohver Wcftcoit, Efi,
Gloucester :
Mr. Mofes Cooper.
Charlestown :
Gideon Hoxfie, Ejq\
Job Taylor, Efq.
West-Greenwich :
Mr. Jofeph Cafe,
Thomas Tillinghaft, Ejq
Coventry :
Stephen Potter, EJq.
John Rice, Efq.
Exeter :
George Peirce, E])j.
MiDDLETOWN :
None.
Bristol :
None.
Tiverton ;
None.
Little-Compton :
Thomas Church, Efq;
Nathaniel Scarlcjua. EJq.
Warren :
Samuel Allen, Efq.
Cumberland:
Mr, Benjamtn Tower.
Richmond :
Major Richard Bayley,
Caft. Caleb Barber.
Cranston :
Gideon Comftock, Efq.
HoPKINTON :
Thomas Wells, Jtm. Efqi
Capt. Abel Tanner.
Johnston :
Col. John Waterman,
Mr, John Beverly.
North-Providence :
Elifha Brown, Efq.
Mr. William Ellery Clerk of the Lower Houfe.
February^ 1 7 7 o • ^ 3
KiKii^£^ HEREAS ^ob Bennft, Efq; Gecrge Hazard, ^^Van^s
^•>4(^/^ ^ Efq; and Mr. William Ellery, who were ap- Account'IIld
" ^^ y^'^ pointed a Committee to audit the Accounts he allowed^
^'^•¥ ^ of Jofeph G. Wanton. Efq-, prefented unto ^■" '^ ^"^
.^^^Aji this AflTeOiibly a State of his Account, together
with the following Report and Account, by them charged
againft the Colony, to wit :
WE the Subfcribers. being appointed by the General
Aflembly at O£lober Seffion, 1769, a Committee to audit
the Account of "joftpb G. Wanton, Efq; with the Colony,
have accordingly audited the within Account, and do report,
that there is due to him, the within Balance of jT. 12417,
lawful Money. 'Job Bennet,
George Hazard,
William Ellery.
Colony of Rhcdt-lfland, C^c. Dr.
To Job Bennef, George Hazard, & William Ellery, for their
Time and Trouble in auditing the within Account 3/.
lawful Money each. /^- o 9 o
And the Premlfcs being duly confidered, It is Voted and
Rejolved, That the foregoing Report of the Committee
be accepted; That the faid Account of the faid Jofepb G.
Wanton, be allowed, a Dedudion being firft made of the
Charges for attending the Trials oi Deborah an Indian, and
Charles Fijh, at a Court of Juftices, amounting to ^.o 106:
That the Sum of Eleven Pounds, Thirteen Shillings and
Seven Pence, Halfpenny, lawful Money, being the Ba-
lance then due to the faid 'Jojeph G. Wanton, be paid him
out of the General Treafury : That the Account of the J- Sentitt, G.
Committee be allowed, and that Nine Shillings, lawful £iuZ^[o^
Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Job j/:each.
Bennet, George Hazard, and William Ellery, out of the Ge-
neral Treafury.
Whereas MelTrs. John "Jenckes, Mofes Brown, John thT^xown °
Brown, David Harris, William Smith, John Updike, School-Houfo
Knight Dexter, Ebenezer Thompfon, 'Jofeph Lawrence, |^^;j^^^'.
Zephaniah Andrews, Elijah Bacon, Noah Ma/on, John
Smith, Jonathan Ellis, Jonathan Hamman, Thomas Greene,
and James Lovett, in Behalf of thcmfclvcs and their Aflb-
ciates,
84 February^ "^17^'
clafes, preferred a Petition, and reprefented unto this Af-
fembly, That from a Regard to the Inftrudion of Youth
in the moft neccflary Parts of Learning, they, with the
Town of Providence, have caufed to be built, within the
faid Tbwn, a commodious Bricic School-Houfc, Two Sto-
ries high, the upper Part of which, containing Two Rooms,
belongs to them and their Aflbciates : That for the better
carrying their Defign in building the faid Rooms into Exe-
cution, they have formed themfelves info a Society, Icnown
by the Name of The Proprietors in the Town School- Houje :
And thereupon, for the well ordering and governing the
faid Schools in the upper Part of faid Houfe, and for the
belter eftabliftiing the Rules and Orders already made, and
alfo all future Regulations rcfpedling the fame, they pray-
ed this Aflembiy to grant and extend to the faid Society,
their Heirs and Affigns, a full and ample Power at all
Times hereafter, to Order, Ordain, and Ena<5, all fuch
Rules and Regulations, as may, from Time to Time, ap-
pear to them nece/Tary for the well ordering all prudential
Affairs of the faid Society ; and that all Rules, Ads, Orders
and Regulations, fo made, (not repugnant or difagrecabie to
the Laws of this Colony, or to the Ails and Orders of the
laid Town of Providence) be, to all Intents and Purpofes,
Valid, and binding upon the faid Society, and each Indi-
vidual thereof.
On Confideration whereof,
BE it Ena^ei by this General Affembk, and, by the Au-
thority thereof. It is Enabled, That the Prayer of the Peti-
tioners, in the foregoing Petition contained, be, and the
fame is hereby, granted.
Tnhabitantsof At the fpcclal Rcqucfl of the Inhabitants of the Town
lowed to'feii of Providence, made by their Rcprefcntatives, It is Voted
any Quantity and Refolved, That the Inhabitants of the faid Town of
Uqu''or"!"not Pfo^'^^'^^ b^' 3"^ they are hereby, permitted and audio-
lefs than a rized to fell all Kinds of fpirituous Liquors, in any Quan-
^i^^ titles not lefs than One Quart : Provided that the fame be
not drank in the Houfe of the Retailer. Any Law of this
Colony to the contrary, in any wife, notwithftanding.
dfyidiTg '^he -^^ " ^^^'^ ^"^ RefolveJ, That the Petition preferred to
Town of this Affembly, praying that all that Part of the Town of
Pro-viJence ProvidencSi lying Wcflward of JVeyboJfet Bridge, and the
Harbour
February J 1770. 85
Harbour or Bay, may be fet off, and incorporated into a
new Tovvnfhip, be referred to the next Seffion ; and that,
in the mean Time, the Town of Providence be cited to
appear and (hew Caufe (if any they have) why the fame
fhould not be granted.
Whereas One of the Aflcfforsof Taxes for the Town Treafurer to
oVjamejiown was out of the Government when the laft warrant to
Colony Tax (hould have been afleffed, by Reafon whereof theRate-
thc fame was not done in fuch Seafon that the General ^*'''"" °^
Trcalurer could iliae his Warrant, according to Law, for
collefting thereof. It is therefore Voted and Refohed, That
the General Treafurer be, and he is hereby, diretSed to
ilTue lorth his Warrant to the Colledor of Rates, for the
faid Town, to colle;a faid Town's Proportion of faid
Tax.
AND It is further Voted and Refolved, Thzt the Fine of
the (aid Town of Jame^own, for not having afleffed the
fame, be remitted j they paying Intereft thereon until the
faid Tax be paid.
IT Is P^'oted and Refohed, ThattheKeeperof the Grand Keeper of the
Committees Urncebe, and he is hereby, ordered to put in mittee'soifice
Suit, immediately after the Rifing of this Affembly, all '° rut in Suit
fuch Mortgages, and Bonds, where there are no Mortgages, Moftgages^"*^
in Favour of the Colony, which (hall then be in his Office and to lay be-
undifcharged ; and to fee that the feveral Judgments al- [°^(,l''^aSt^te
ready obtained be fully executed, without Delay : And oTthe Loaa
that he make Report of the Situation ofthefe Affairs to Money.
this Affembly, at the next Scffion.
AND It is further Voted.and Refohed, That theKeeper
of the Grand Committee's Office alfo lay before this Affem-
bly, at the next Seffion, the bed and molt exadl Account
he can obtain of the true State of the Money emitted by
this Government, upon Loan, of what hath been funk or
re-iffued, and of the Sums yet remaining unpaid, that the
General Affembly may form a Judgment, whether there
is, or likely to be, any Deficiency ; and, in fuch Cafe, may
make the beil Frovifion for thelnterefl of the Colony.
B Whereas
S6 February^ ^11^-
Comroitteeto Wheras George Hazard, Efq; Mr. fVilliam Ricbanl/on,
counts'^oflhe ^nd Mf- ^'V//^'« E^iery, were at June Srfiion, 1768, ap-
Direifiors of pointed a Committee, to fettle the Accounts of the prefent
the Market g^ former Dir«dors of the Market and Granary-Houfe
Hoafe^Lot-' Lottery in Newf>orty &c, which hath not been done, and
ury.Scc. the faid tVilliam Ricbardfon hath fincc deceafed ; // /V
therefore Voted and Refolvedy That Mr. Nathaniel Mum-
ford be appointed a Committee- Man, in the Room of the
faid H^illiam Ricbardfon : And that the faid George Hazard,
William Ellery and Nathaniel Mumjord, or any two oi.
ihcpi be and they arc hereby, appointed a Committee to
fettle faid Accounts ; and aifo the Accounts of the Com-
mittee appointed toeredt faid Building: And that they make
Report to this AlTembly, at the next Seffion.
JND It is JurtberVoted and Refolved, That tlie Com-
mittee appointed to ered laid Building be, and they are
hereby, empowered to call upon the Directors of faid Lot-
tery, for, and receive all fuch Sums of Money as are due
from them to the faid Lottery.
the South' "'^ Whereas Mt, yohn Greene and others preferred a
Branch of Petition, and rcprefented unto this A/lembly, That
Pawtuxct ex- Nathaniel Greene and Company, John Greene and Com-
pro^Tding'^^"' P^"y> ^^ffi^ Greene and Chrijlopher Greene, have been at
Fifli-Ways. a very great Expence in ere(5ting and building Dams,
Forges, Anchor- Works, and Saw-Mills, upon the South
Branch oi Pawtuxet River, in providing a very confider-
able Stock and employing a great Number of Hands, to
prolecute the Bufinefs ; the Emolument arifing from
which is the principal Support of themfelves and their De-
pendents amounting to upwards of One Hundred in Num-
ber : That there is a Law of this Colony direding that fui-
table Fifh- Ways be made and kept open on the (aid South
Branch of faid River from the Twenty-firft of /Ipril till
the Firft of June, annually : That if the faid Law be
carried into Execution, it will render italmoft impoflible
for them to purfue their Bufinefs : That the Number of
Fifh coming up to thole Dams is fo fmall and contemptible,
that the Benefit arifing from them is by no Means to be
compared with the great Advantages derived to the Public
from their Works : And thereupon they prayed this Af-
fembly, That the Dams above enumerated, {landing on
the
February^ ijjo. Sy
the faidSoutliBranch of Pawluxet River.may be eftablifhed
by Adl of Government, and totally exempted from pre-
paring and providing Fifh-Ways, in the fame Manner as
the Dams on the North Branch of the fame River are now
eflablifhed, and exempted from preparing and providing
FiOi-Ways.
On Confideration whereof.
BE It Ena5fedby this General /Ifembly, and, by the Au-
thority thereof. It is EnaSled, That the Prayer of the Petiti-
oners, in the foregoing Petition contained, be, and the fame
is hereby, granted.
Whereas Mr. Jonathan Hamman exhibited unto this ^iow^dT"
Aflembly an Account, by him charged againfl the Colony,
for building a Pillory for the County o( Providence, and pro-
vidingMaterials for the fame : And the faid Account being
duly examined, It is Votedand Refohed, Thzi Three Pounds,
lawful Moncyihereof be allowed, and paid the HAjonathan
Hamman, out of the General Trcafury.
AN ACT for the breaking np diforderly ttoufes kept by AftforbreaJr-
free Negroes and Mulattocs, and for putting out fuch ing up difor-
Negroes and Mulattocs to Service. ^nd^M^w
Whereas it often happens, that free Negroes and Mu-
lattocs keep very diforderly Houfes, and intice the Slaves
in this Colony to fpend much Time and Money in gaming,
drinking, &c. which they cannot poflibly do without rob-
bing their Mafters or others ; whereby the Maftcrs are not
only greatly injured,but the Slaves alfo are totally ruined :
jO £ 7/ therefore EnaBed, by this General Ajfembly, and^
•*-^ by the Authority thereof. It is Enabled, That, upom
Complaint being made to any Town-Council in this Colo-
ny, of any free Negro, or Mulatto, who fhall keep a difor-
derly Houfe, or entertain any Slave or Slaves, at unrca-
fonable Hours, or in an extravagant Manner, fuch Town-
Council, be, and hereby is, empowered to examine into
the Matter, and if they fhall find fuch free Negro or Mu-
latto guilty of the fame, they may, if they think proper,
break
Houfet.
SS February^ 1770.
break up from Houfe- Keeping fuch free Negro or Mulatto :
And if fuch free Negroes orMulattoes.have been Slaves, and
manumitted by their Mafters, the refpcdive Town-Coun-
cils are hereby empowered (if they (hall think proper) to
put out, and bind them as Servants for a Term of Time,
not exceeding Four Years, upon fuch Conditions as they
fhall think mofl for the Intereft of the Town : And to
commit them to the Work-Houfe until fuitable Places can
be had for tliem.
AND Be it further EnaSfed by (be Autbority ajorefaid.
That the Wages of every free Negro or Mulatto, fo bound
out, which fhall remain after the Expiration of his Servi-
tude, and which hath not been expended in maintaining
him and his Family, be paid to fuch Servant, unlcfs the
Town-Council fhall think it mofl for the Interefl of the
Town, and of fuch Servant, to referve the fame for the
Maintenance of himfelf and his Family.
Geo
Whereas Mr. George Lnwton, Keeper of his Majef^y's
rge Lavj- Gaol In the County of Newport, exhibited unto this AfTem-
2" , **^ bly an Account, by him charged againfl the Colony, for the
Maintenance and Prifon Fees of divers poor Prifoners com-
mitted at the King's Suit : And the faid Account being
duly examined, It is Voted and Refohed, That the fame
be, and hereby is, allowed ; and that Three Pounds and
Six Pence, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be
paid the faid George Lawton, out of the General Treafury.
~ ■ n I Whereas Mr. '^ohn Dockray exhibited unto this Af-
allowed lembly an Account, by him charged againlt the Colony,
£.1 II 6 for Three Blankets delivered the Sheriff of the County of
Newport, for the Ufc of the poor Prifoners in Gaol at the
King's Suit: And the faid Account being duly examined,
It is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is,
allowed ; and that One Pound, Eleven Shillings and Six
Pence, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid
the faid John Dockray, out of the General Treafury.
AN
February^ ijjo. 89
AN ACT to prevent the IntrodudHon of the Murrain or Aa »? P^"^
other contagious Diftemper, among the homed Cattle, ^roduOion of
into this Colony. the Murrain.
TJy^HEREAS a centagiom and mortal Dijiemper was
^^ lateiy brought into this Colony, with which feveral
horned Cattle were infected, and there was great Danger of
the fame fpreading throughout the Colony, which would have
been attended with fatal Confequences r» For the preventing
the bringing fuch Diftemper into this Colony for the future ^
T^E It EnaSled by this General /IJfembly, and, by the Au-
■^ tbority thereof. It is Enabled, That whoever (hall
bring into this Colony any horned Cattle, or raw, untan-
ned Hides, from North-Carolina, or from any other Place
whatever, where the horned Cattle are infedled, or for the
Space of One Year preceding have been infedted with the
Marrain, or other contagious Diftemper, (hall forfeit and
pay as a Fine, to and for the \i{^ of the Colony, the Sum
of Forty Pounds, Lawful Money, to be recovered by the
General Treafurer, by Bill, Plaint or Information, in any
Court of Record in this Colony : And that this Adl: fliall
take Place, and be in Force, immediately after the Rifmg
of this Aflembly.
Whereas a Committee, who were appointed by the Committreto
General AfTembly at their Sefhon in September laft, to exa- |"'i"'^^ ^;l"'"
1 .•/- -^ I n* • J L /^ I Fines, &c. due
mine and dilcover what Monies are due to the Colony to the Colo-
from particular Perfons, did report and prefent to this Af- "X*
fembly, at their Sefiion in O^lober laft, lundry Certificates
and Papers of Fines due, 6cc. // is therefore Voted and Re-
folved. That Mr. William Redwood, Mr. Nathaniel Greene^
jun. Stephen Potter, Efq; Matthew Robinfon, Efq; and Mr.
Thomas Robinfon, be, and they, or the Major Part of them,
are hereby appointed a Committee, to receive faid Certifi-
cates and Papers, and to examine and enquire fully into
them, and fee* what Fines are due to the Colony : And
that, if any Doubt fhall arife in their Minds whether any
of the Fines mentioned in faid Certificates and Papers are
legally due, they confult the Law and take Advice of
Council learned in the Law thereon ; and make Report
to this AfTembly at the next Seflion of their Opinion, with
Refped to the fame, and the moft probable Meafures by
which fuch Monies as they think, due to the Colony may be
recovered. C Whereas
p o February^ ^11^'
o.whipfU Whereas Oliver Whipple^ Efq-, exhibited unto this
aUowed Affemblv an Account, by him charged againft the Colony,
for his Time and Expences, as One of a Connn^ittee, to
examine what Monies are due to the Colony from particu-
lar Perfans,&c. And the laid Account being duly examined,
It is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby
is, allowed, and that One Pound, Ten Shillings, lawful
Money being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Oliver
IVhipple out of the General Treasury .
Whereas Mr. Mofes Brown exhibited unto this Af-
allowed - 1 «! fcmbly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony,
for his Attendance as One of the Committee in the next
preceding Vote mentioned : And the faid Account be-
ing duly examined, it is Voted and Refohed, That the fame
be, and hereby is allowed, and that Twelve Shillings, law-
ful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid
Mofes Brown, out of the General Treafury.*
T.rtrnontX- Whereas Mf. Thomas Ffr«on exhibited unto this Af-
Wd6Dol- fenibly sin Account, by him charged againft the Colony,
for examining the Papers and Proceedings in the Vice-Ad-
miralty Office in this Colony, taking an Abftradt of, and
copying the fame, at the Requeft of the Committee appoint-
ed to enquire after Monies due to the Colonf : And the
faid Account being duly examined, It is Voted and Refolvedy
That the fame be, and hereby is, allowed, and that Six
Dollars,bcing the Amount thereof, be paid the laid Thomas
Vernon out of the General Treafury.
AN ACT for the more cqaal Diftribation of Inteftate
Aa for the Eftates.
Di'ftribu't?o"n^ J/f/'HEREAS Reajon and Equity plainly point out, that
of hiteVaw f^^ Eft ate of a Parent, who dies Inte/laie, Jhould he.
Eftatei. divided among all his Children, in dn equitable Proportion^
unlefs where fonte political Confiderations may make a contrary
Method more fuitable to the Circumftances and Con/iitU'
tion of a Country j none of which Reafons do at prefent, nor
can, for a long Time, exijt in this Colony : And whereas ma-
ny and great Inconveniences and Difadvantages are, by long
Experience,
• Afterwards, in the Lower Houfe, Mr. Brovin generoufly gave up hia
Charge to the Colon/.
February y 17 70. 91
Experience, Jound to arife from the prefent Mode in which
Jntejlate EJiates defcend, in this Colony :
jyE It therefore Enabled by this General Ajfetnhly, and,
^ by the Authority thereof. It is Enabled, That where
any Perfon fhall die Inteftate, leaving Lands in this Colo-
ny, in which fuch an Inteftate had anEftate in Fee Sim-
ple, the Fee and Eftate in fuch Lands fhall feparate and
defcend to and be divided amoiigft, and veft in, all the
Children of fuch Inteftate, in Fee Simple, in the following
Manner, that is to fay, The whole of fuch Lands (halt
be divided into a Number of Shares or Portions, exceeding,
by One, the Number of fuch Inteftate's Children ; Two
of which Shares or Portions fliall defcend to, and veft in,
and belong to the eldeft Son of fuch Inteftate, and One
Share or Portion fhall defcend to, and veft. in, and belong
to each of the other Children of fuch Inteftate.
AND Be it further EnaSled by the Authority of or ef aid.
That where any Perfon feized and poftefted of any Real
Eftate in Fee Simple, fhall die Inteftate as aforefaid, leav-
ing no Sons, but feveral Daughters, in that Cafe^ fuch Real
Eftate (hall defcend to all the Daughters in equal Propor-
tions.
AND Be it further EnaBed by the Authority aforefaidy
That if any Perfon feized and po(re(red of any RealEftate,
in Fee Simple, (hall die Inteftate, as aforefaid, and leave no
Children, in that Cafe (uch Real Eftate (hall defcend to,
veft in, and be divided amongft the next of Kin, in equal
Shares and Proportions, and in Fee Simple : And that
where any Perfon who by this h.di would have been intitled
to a Share or Portion in any fuch Inteftate's Real Eftate,
if he or (he had furvived the Inteftate, (hall die before the
Inteftate, and leave legal Reprefentatives, in every fuch
Cafe, fuch Reprefentatives (hall receive and hold the fame
Share or Portion of fuch Real EftaTe, in Fee Simple, as
the Perfon would have done, whom they (liall reprefent,
in Cafe he or (he had furvived the Inteftate : And that fuch
Reprefentatives (hall take in the fame Manner and Pro-
portion as directed in the Firft Paragraph of this Aft.
Provided, neverthelefs, and the true Intent and Meaning
hereof is, that no Perfon (hall be intitled to, and receive a
double
p2, February^ ^77^-
double Portion of the Real Eftate of any Perfon who fhall
die Inteftate, as aforefaid, excepting only the cldefl Son of
fuch Inteftate, or the Reprefentativc of fuch eldcft .Sdn.
Provided alfo. That no Diftribution of any Real Edate, in
Confcquence of this A(X, fhall extend to, or be made in
the Collateral Line, beyond the Brothers and Sifters of fuch
Inteftate, and their Children, and to thofe only of the whole
Blood.
ANXi Be it further Ena^ed by the Authority aforefaid,
Tha^ where the Children of any Perfon, who fhall die
Inteftate, fhall receive from their Parents Deed of Gift of
I^ands or other Real Eflate, for theic Advancement in the
World, or for Marriage Portions, that in the Settlement of
fuch Parents Eftate, dying Inteftate, the fame fhall be con-
fidered as Pari of their Dividend of fuch Real Ellate ; and
it it fhall not amount to a full Proportion thereof, that
they fhall be entitled to, and receive fo much more, as will
make them equal to the other Perfons intitled to a Part
of (uch Real Eftate, agreeable to this Ad : Unlefs where
the Parent who makes the Gift, ftiall, in doing the fame,
exprefsly declare that the fame is not given as Part of their
Portion.
AtSlD Be if further EnaSleJ, That, in Cafe of any
Pofthumous Child or Children, the fame be intitled to
and fhall inherit, in the fame Manner as though born
before the Death of their Intefiate.
Provided Neverthelefs, And be it further Enabled, hy
the Authority aforefaid. That nothing in this Adt con-
tained fhall extend, or be conflrued to- extend, to deprive
the Widow of any Perfon dying Inteflate of her Right of
Dower, as Ihe now by Law is intitled to.
AND Be it furtberEnaSied, That for the equal Divifion
of fuch Inteftate Eltate, it fhall and may be lawful for any,
or either of the Heirs of fuch Eflate to apply, by himfelf
or Guardian, if a Minor, by Petition or Writ of Partition,
to the Inferior or Superior Court, for the County
where fuch Eflate lies, for a Divifion of fuch Eflate : And
that fuch Court fhall thereupon ifTue Citation, if by Peti-
tition, to each and every of fuch Heirs or their Guardians.
to
February^ ijjo^ 93
to appear he/bre faid Court, at a certain Day, to join In fuch
Divifion, when and where it fhall be lawful for fuch Heirs,
by themfelv^s or Guardians, to enter into a Rule of Court,
thereby fubmitting fuch Divifion to Three IVlcn or more,
to be chofeh by them, and allowed by faid Court for that
Purpofc, who (hall make Report to the fame Court bow
they have divided die fame; and which Report, when
accepted and Judgment entered thereon, fhall be binding
upon all Parties, and the Coft and Charge thereupon be
paid equally by all fuch Heirs : That when Divifion ihall
befo made, the Share of each Perfon (hall be determined
by Lot in the followihg Manner, to wit : A Number of
Lots, exceeding, by One, the Number of Shares, fhall he
made, of which the Perfon intiiled to a double Portion
fliall draw One, and before they proceed to draw the other
Lois, fuch Perfon may choofe One of the next contiguous
Shares, which he fhall think the mofl convenient ; the
Lot exprefTive of which fhall be taken out, and then the
other Perfon or Perfons fhall draw the remaining Lot or
Lots, for his or their Share or Shares. But in Cafe fuch
Rule cannot be agreed upon, that then it ihall and may
be lawful for fuch Court to order a fpecial Jury to be im-
panncled, for dividing fuch Eflate, who fhall make Divifion
thereof, and make Return of the fame to fuch Court, and
Judgment being entered thereon, the fame to be final :
And the Cofl and Charge thereof fhdU be paid equally by
fuch Heirs. And in Cafe any Dlfpute fhall arife between
Perfons, claiming a Divifion of fuch Eflate, that then a
Trial fhall be had betweerv fuch Perfons, according to the
ufua! and common Courfe of Law, before fuch Divifion
be made.
AND Be itjurther EnaSled, That, in Cafe any Adion
or Suit fhall be brought for any Debtor Demand, due from
fuch Inteftate, the fame fhall be brought againft all thole
who take and inherit the Real Eflates of fuch Intefbtes, if
to be found, and Executions fhall be ferved upon, and the
Debts or Damages and Cofls recovered, levied and collcfted
from or ovu of the Eflates of the feveral Heirs of fuch In-
leflates, in the fame Proportion as they inherit, if fuch
Real Eftates remain unaliencd and can conveniently befo
done : And in Cafe the fame be levied in any other Pro-
portion> that then the Parties aggrieved thereby fhall be
intitled. to an Adion, and recover againfl any Perfon or
Perfons in Arrears, all fuch Arrearages With Cofts. .
D AND
94 February^ ^11^*
AND Be it further EnaSled, by the Authority ajorefaidy
That this Adl ftall be in Force in Thirty Days after the
Rifing of this Aflembly.
Generil ^ ^^ Voted and Refolved, That the General Treafurer
Treafurer to be, and he is hereby, empowered to hire a fufficientSum of
a"d renew ^ Moncv to difcharge the Judgment obtained againft him by
Notes. the Aflignees of Jofeph Whipple^ Efq; deceafed, for Money
hired of them by the Colony, and alfo all final Judgments
obtained againft him, by any other Perfons, and give his
Notes therefor.
AND It is further Voted and Refohed, That the Ge-
neral Treafurer be, and he is hereby, emf)owered to re-
new the Notes he may have ifTued as they rtiall become
payable and be demanded : And that the (aid new NotPS
be ifTued for a Term of Time not exceeding One Year, to
commence and be payable at annual Dates with them
which fhall be taken up and renewed.
«amTneTnw ^ ^^ ^"^^^ ^^ Refolved, That 'Job Bennet, George
the Demands Hazard, Jojepb Clarke, and Oliver Arnold, Efquires,
made upon be, and they, or the major Part of them, arc hereby ap-
by B.°iVick- pointed a Committee, to examine into the Remonftranca
hen and G. made to this AiTcmbly by Benjamin fViMam, Efq; and
Sceu. jy^j.^ George Scott ; and into all the Circumftances attend-
ing the original Petition of Jofeph Scott, Efqj deceafed :
And that they report to this Aflembly, at the next Sefllon,
their Opinion of the refpc(ftive Demands of the faid Benja-
min JVickbam and George Scott, and whether the Colony
is liable thereto or ought to pay the fame.
f d*/^ ^' Whereas Peleg Crgfs, Efq; exhibited unto this AfTem-
' bly an account, by him charged againft the Colony, for
Three Dozen of* Chairs for the Court Houfe in King's-
County, and tranfporting them : And the faid Account being
duly examined, Ir is Voted and Rejohed, That Eight
Pounds, lawful Money thereof, be allowed and paid the
faid Peleg Crofs out of the General Treafury.
foweTT w' Whereas Mr. Beriah Brown, jun. Keeper of His Ma-
2/. 3^ jefty's Gaol in the County oiKingi-Countyi exhibited un-
to
February^ lyjo, 95
to this AlTcmhly an Account, by him charged againft the
Colony, tor the Maintenance of divers poor Prifoners at the
King's Suit : And the faid Account being duly examined,
It is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is,
allowed, and that Eleven Pounds, Two Shillings and
Three Pence, lawful Money, being the Amount, thereof,
be paid the faid Beriab Brown, j\xn. out of the General
Treafury.
IT Is Tofed and Refohed, That /Arthur Feww^r, jun. Efq; A.Finntrv^
be, and he is hereby, appointed Clerk of the Superior Court Jf[^e'su'''ri!
of Judicature, Court of AlTize and General Gaol Delivery, or Court, &c.
wuhin and for the County of Providence, in the Room of "'^'^**""*"'
Jonathan Arnold, Efq; who hath refigned : And that he
procure a fuitable Book of Record for faid Office, at the
Charge of the Colony, and lay the Coft thereof before this
Airembly.
AND It is further Voted and Refohed, That McflTrs.
h/Jofes Bro^ivn. 3nd John Brown, (Son of EHjha) be, and
they are hereby, appointed a Committee to receive the Re-
cords and Papers of the faid Court, of the late, and deliver
ihem to the prcfent, Cleik, giving and taking Receipts for
file fame.
IT Is Voted and Refohed, That Job Bennet, Efq; Afetca/f commmee
Bowler. Efq; George Hazard, , Efq; Mr. -Thomas Freebod,, !?..'""]" '*?*
John Jepfon, Efq; and Mr. Edward Tturflon, jun. he, and ^ theGene-
they, or the major Part of tiiern, are hereby appoinied a ral 'i reafury.
Committee, to receive of the General Treafurer, all the
lawful Money and Old Tenor Bills of Credit in the General
Treafury, and burn the fame : And that they make Re-
port to this Aflembly at the next Sefiion.
IT Is Voted and Refohed, Thar Job Bennet, B fq; George ^^'^X'ls
Hazard, Efq; and Mr. fVilliam Ellt'y, be, and they arc Secretary s
hereby, appointed a Committee to audit the Accounts of Accounu.
the Secretary with the Colony : And that they make Re-
port to this Alfembly as foon as conveniently may be.
IT Is Voted and Rejohed, That the General Treafurer rtrtotakefiui
be, and he is hereby, dire<fted to take out Executions on all Ej^tcuiionsa-
£nal Judgments obtained againft the Town Treafurers ^^^^^nn:^ti^
fuch iurcn.
9 6 February^ ^77^*
fuch Towns as are delinquent in the Tax ordered to be
afleffed in the Year 1766, and lee that the fame be imme-
diately executed ; And that the Clerks of thofe Courts,
where fuch final Judgments have been obtained, be, and
. they are hereby, ordered to id'ue /uch Executions, returna-
Ratel em-" t>le into their Offices by the Fiift Day oi May next.
powered lo
teref ^"' ^^^ ^^ is further Voted and Refolved, That the Col-
ledturs of Rates in the feveral Towns in this Colony, be,
and they are hereby, empowered to colled the Interefl as
^.5a%,jun. ^gjj ^5 Principal, on delinquent Individuals in all Taxes.
appointed ' '■
Capt. of the
Company in 2<j' /; Voted and Refolved, That Richard Bailey, jun. be,
and he is hereby, appointed Captain of the Company of
Militia in the Town of Richmond^ in the Room of 'Jofeph
Mofes Brcwn Hoxjic, JUH. who rcfigncd.
appointed to
ry refpeaing Whereas Mr. Mo/es BrowTt prcfcntcd the following
the North Memorial unto this AlTembly, to wit :
Line of the ^
Colony,
To the Honorable the General Aflembly.
Gentlemen,
Agreeable to the Vote of this Afiembly at their lafl
SefTion, I received and have taken Copies of the Plats and
Papers refpeding the Northern Boundary Line of this Co-
lony : By which Papers it appears that the Colony had
made Application in Conjundion with the Colony of Con-
neilicut, to Mr^ Partridge, then Agent for both Colonies,
to purfue the Settlement of the faid Line. And it appears
that this Colony in the Month oi' j^pril, 1753, formed a
Petition to His Majefty upon this Subjedt. Whether it was
forwarded or not, or what further was done, does not ap-
pear by the Papers I have yet been' able to colledt ; but
am informed by One of the Commiflioners who confer-
red with the Commiflioners ot the Colony of Conne£!icut,
upon this Matter in April, 1752, that the Two Colonies
agreed to profecute the Cafe jointly ; and, as this Govern-
ment had expended a confiderable Sum in running the
Line, procuring Evidences, and fitting the Cafe to go Home,
Conne£Iicut was to purfue it at Home, until they had laid
out the fame Sum that we had j alter which the Expence,
if any more fhould be neccfiary, was to be paid by both
Governments equally.
This
February^ ijjo, 97
This being the Cafe, and it appearing clear to me, that
the Colony hath a juft Right to a Strip of Four Miles, and
Fifty-fix Rods, the Width of the Colony being about
Twedty-two Miles j I propofe and dcfire this Aflcmbly to
appoint fome proper Perfon or Perfons to make Applicati-
on to the Governor or the Secretary of the Colony of
ConneSlicut, and procure Information )iow the Cafe was
left, and, if they arc unable to inform us, to write to the
Agent of this Colony, who, about the Time this Matter
was in Agitation in England, lived with Mr. Partridge,
and Without Doubt hath the Papers refpefting this Matter
that belong to the Colony, and requeft him to examine the
Papers, and inform us of the Circumftances this Affair
was under at the Commencement of the late War ; which
I fuppofe was the Occafion of it's not being determined.
As Jofeph Harrifon, Efq; One of this Colony's Com-
mittee to run the Line, and Col. Lyman^ who was One
of the ConneSiicut Committee, are both in London, and are
acquainted with all the Circumftances of this Cafe, I ap-
prehend a more favourable Opportunity for the Colony to
get Information in this Matter, could not happen.
I AM obliged to the General AfTembly for their Confi*
denceindepofiting the Papers in my Hands, and herewith
return them. I am. Gentlemen,
Your moft humble Servant,
Mofes Brown.
On Confi deration whereof,
IT h Voted and Refolved, That the faid Memorial be
accepted : That Mr. Mofts Brown be, and he is hereby,
appointed to make the Inquiry therein mentioned : And,
when he fliall have obtained the beft Information he can
procure, that he make Report thereon to the General
AfTembly.
Whereas Efther Sachem, (calling herfelf Queen of p"""'""^'*
the Tribe or Indians in this Colony) Thomas bachem, ner p^.es among
Hufband, and tienry Harry^ with others as her Council, the/Wwai.
who preferred a Petition unto this AfTembly, praying that
(he with her Hufband and Council, and James Helm&,
"Jofeph Hazard And Sylvefter Robinfon, Efq's. (who were a
Committee, appointed by this General AfTembly, to dif-
E pofe
98 February y 1770.
pofe of the Eftate of Tbomai Ninigret, deceafed, late Sa-
chem of faid Tribe, for the Payment of his Debts) may
make a Deed or Deeds of the Eftate of the faid Thomas
Ninigret, for the Payment of his juft Debts, in the fame
Manner as the faid Thomas JSJinigret, in his Life Time,
■With his Council, and the faid Committee, by Adt of Af-
fembly might have done : And whereas Samuel Niks^ and
others (calling themfelves a Council, appointed by fajd
Tribe.for tranfadling their public Affairs) did appear before
this Affembly, and for the Settlement ot the Difputes and
Difterences (ubfifting in faid Tribe did mutually agree,
Tiiat the Hon. ^ojepb Wanton^ Efq; the Hon. Stephen
hopkim, Efq; and 'Jojepb Hazard, Efq; or any Two of
them, (by their Confents and by Order of this AflTembly)
(hould be empowered to inquire into the Subje(ft Matter of
their Difputes, and in particular to afccrtain, and fet off,
all the Lands which fliall.upon Inquiry and Examination,
appear to them to have been the Lands or Eftates of the
laid Thomas Ninigret, deceafed, for the Payment and Satis-
faction of the Debts due to his Crcdjtois, and to his Heirs,
after fuch Debts are paid and fatisfied : That the Expence
of fuch Inquiry and Examination be equally paid by the
faid Two Parties : And that Report be made to this Affem-
bly, at the next Sefiion.
And the Premifcs being duly confidered, Be it E-
tiaSfed by this General A[}embly, and by the Authority there-
of it is Enabled, That the above recited Agreement be, and
hereby is, approved : And that the faid Jofeph fVanton,
Stephen Hopkins, and Jofeph Hazard, or uny Two of them,
be empowered to do, and tranfad, every Thing fubmitted
to them by faid Agreement.
AND Be it further EnaSlei by the Authority ajtrefaid^
That the above named '^ames Helme, 'jjofeph Hazard, and
Sylve/ler Robin/on, or any Two of them, be empowered to
take into their Care ScPoffeffion all fuch Lands as (hall be fet
off as the Eflate of the WidThomas Ninigret, deceafed, and
the fame to improve in fuch Manner as they ftiall think
moft for the Intereft ot his Heirs and Creditors, until Co
much of them rtiall be difpofed ot, as will be fufficient to
Sdtisfy and pay his jull Debts.
Whereas
February^ T'j'jo. 99
Whereas the Town of South-Kingsiown reprtfented Committte
unto this Alfembly, That, in jhc late general Eltimate of theEiHmate
the Colony, divers Errors and Mirtakes have arifcn in the of S/^uii-
Efliaiaiion of faid Town : And this Aflembly being tic- *^''i"»'^"'
Crous to fatisfy and quiet the Minds of the Inhabitants of
faid Town, by fhewing them every Mark of Refpe(Sl due
to fo confiderabjc a Part of the Government : // is therefore
Voted and Refohed, That Mr. H'^illium Redwood, Nicholas
TiUingbq/i, John Ricf, H^illiam Brad/ord, and Simeon Per-
ry, Efquires, be, and they, or the major Part of them, arc
hereby appointed a Committee, to inquire fully into the
Errors which may be pointed out to them by a Committee
of faid Town, and hear and confider every Objedlion which
may be offered by them, and re-examine the faid Eftimate,
and report their Opinion thereon to this AiTembly, at the
next Sethon : And that their Deiermination be final and
conclufive upon the faid Town.
j^MD It is further Voted and Refohed, That in Cafe
any Alteration be made in the Eftimate of faid Town, the
fame (liall govern their Tax in future : And if by the De-
termination of faid Committee, the faid Town's Proportion
of the 1 aft Colony Tax fliall be leflened, the Difference be-
tween faid Determination and the prcfent Apportionment
fhall be deduced from the prefent Proportion of the Tax
of faid Town, and fhall be repaid to them out of the Gene-
ral Treafury ; and the Expence arifing on the Inquiry,
£hall alfo be paid out of the General Treafury : But in Cafe
it (hall appear that their Proportion, ordered by Law, is lefs
than it ought to be, that the Surplufage and the Expence
of faid Inquiry, (hall be paid by the faid Town of Soulb-
KingstowH.
AND It i% further Voted and Rejolved, That the Com-
mittee meet at South-Kingstown ; giving the Inhabitants
Notice thereof Ten Days before their Meeting : That the
£aid Committee have the fame Power as the Committee for
taking the general Eftimate had, of calling before them and
examining upon Oath, or otherwife, any Perfonsthey fhiall
think may give them Information refpeding the laid Efti-
mate, and of (ending for Papers, &c particularly for the
original Lifts given m by the Inhabitants, and for the origi-
nal Rolls of any or all the Towns j which the Town-Clerks
arc
100 February^ ^77^*
are hereby dircded to deliver to the faid Committee j who,
when they have completed the Bufinefs, ftiall immediately
return them to the rcl'pedtive Offices from whence they
iteeived them.
JND It is further Voted and Refolved, That if any
Alteration fhall be made by the faid Committee, in the Pro-
portion of the faid Town's Tax, it ftiall be annexed to, and
become Part of, the general Eftimate of the Colony. And
all future Taxes fhall be proportioned to each Town, in
the fame Manner as they would have been, if this Re-cxa-
mination and Amendment had been made befoic the faid
general Eftlmate had been paiTed into a Law.
Executions Whereas Mr. John Rcfs reprcfented unto this AfTem-
againft John bly, that there are feveral Executions in Behalf of the Co-
fie/i fiayed. j^^^^ againfl him, for Mortgage Money, the grcateft Part
of which hath been paid, but by fome Miftake the fame
hath not been dedu<fted, // is therefore Voted and Refolved,
That the faid Executions be returned unfatisfied, for alias
Executions, and that Jofph Clarke, Edward Thurftony
and Jojepb fVanton, jun. Efq's. be, and they are hereby, ap-
pointed a Committee to examine into the Matter, and make
Report, what of Right ought to be done therein, unto this
Aflembly at the next Seflion.
Ahraham IT Is Voted and Refolved, That the Sheriff of King's-
H'ihox dif- County be, and he is hereby, direded to difmifs Abraham
Gaol' ""^ Wilcox, a poor Prifoner at the King's Suit; the faid ylhra-
hraham Wtlcox firfl giving his promiftbry Note, payable on
Demand, to the General Treafurer, for the Sum of Nine
Pounds, Eleven Shillings and Four Pence, lawful Money,
for the Cofts of faid Suit; and alfo for the Sum already
7aid by the Colony for his Maintenance in Gaol, and for
lis Prifon Fees.
C
H.Chafpti »\. Whereas Mr. -Richard Chappel exhibited unto this
lowed^;;. I \f. AfTembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony,
for his Attendance upon this Allembly at the prefent Sef-
fion : And the faid Account being duly examined, It is
Voted and Refolved, That the fame be, and hereby is, al-
lowed, and that One Pound, One Shilling, lawful Money,
being the Am unt thereof, be paid to the faid Richard
Chappel, out of the General Treafury. Whereas
Februa rj, lyyo I o i
Whereas Samuel Tefft, Efq; exhibited unto this Af- ^- 7'#/al-
fembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony,
for a Load of Wood for the Court Houfe in King s-Ccunt j :
And the faid Account being duly examined, If is yoted
and Refohedf That the fame be, and hereby is, allowed ;
and that Six Shillings, lawful Money, being the Amount
thereof, be paid the faid Samuel TeJ't, out of the General
Treafury.
Whereas Mr. Ebenezer Teffi exhibited unto this Af- ^-TifftMow-
fembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony, * ' ' 7^* •
for his Attendance upon this Ailembly at the prefcnt Sef-
fion, 6cc. and the faid Account being duly examined, //
js Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is, al-
lowed ; and that One Pound, Seven Shillings and Six
Pence, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid
the faid Ebenezer Tefft, out of the General Treafury.
I'T h Voted and Refohed, That all Bulinefs lying before Adjournment
this Aflembly, unlinifticd, be, and the fame is hereby, re-
ferred to the next Seflion : That the Secretary publiili the
Adts and Orders, now made and paflcd, by Beat of Drum
in the Town of Newport, within Ten Days after the Rif-
ing of this Aflembly, and, within Thirty, (end Copies there-
of to the Sheriff of each County, by him to be tranfmitted
to the Town-Clerk of each Town belonging to the Coun-
ty : And that this Aflembly be, and hereby is, adjourned
to the Firft Tuefday in May next, if then called ; but if
not called before, nor at that Time, then this Affembly be,
and hereby is, diffolved.
GOD Save the KING.
Puhlijhed according to Order, in Newport, on Monday,
March the izih, A. D. 1770, by
HENRY WARD, Sec'ry.
A TRUE Copv : ^^
WirNESS ^-^^%^/,^/^,^^^.^
r- ■ I ■ I ■! r ■ -
I^EfyPORT ; Prirntd by Solomon Southwick.
■P
May 1770.
At the General Assembly of the Gover-
nor and Company of the IE rtglijh Colony
of Rhode- IJland^ and Providence Plantati*
ons^ in New-England^ mAmerica ; begun
and holden at Newport^ within and for
the faid Colony, on the Firft Wednefday
in May^ in the Year of our Lord One
Thoufand Seven Hundred and Seventy,
and Tenth of the Reign of H is Moft Sacred
Majefty, GEORGE the Third, by the
Grace of GOD, KING o^ Great-Britain^
and fo forth.
PRESENT,
The Hon, Jofeph Wanton^ Efb:
GOVERNOR.
The Hon. Darius Seflions, Efq^
Deputy-Governor.
Jqb Bennet, Efq;
Solomon Drown, Efq;
David Harris. Efq;
Weston Hickes, Efq;
Thomas Wickes, Efqj
Jonathan Randall, Efq;
John Conodon, Efq;
Joseph Hazard, Efq;
William Richmond, Efq;
> AfTiftants,
The S E C R E T A R Y.
DEPUTIES from the feveral TOWNS,
NEWPORT:
Thomas Cranfton, Efq-,
A/r. JohnWanton(Son cAGideon)
George Hazard, Efqi
Capt. Samuel Carr^
Capt. William Read,
Mr. Thomas Freebodyi
Providence :
Daniel Jenckes, Efq\
Mr. Mofes Brown,
Mr. Benjamin Man,
Stephen Hopkins, Ejq.
Portsmouth :
Metcalf Bowler, Efq-.,
Mr. Thomas Brownell,
Jonathan Freeborn, Efq-,
John Almy, Ejq.
Warwick :
Philip Greene, Efq;
Benjamin Greene, Ejq\
Stephen Arnold, EJq-t
Mr. Paul Greene.
Westerly :
Mr. James Rhodes,
Mr. Oliver Babcock.
New-Shoreham :
Mr. Paul Niles.
NoRTH-KrNGSTOWN :
Mr. Ezekiel Gardner,
Mr. John Northup.
SoUTH-KlNG-STOWN :
Rowland Rohtnfon, EJq;
Mr, Samuel Rodman.
East-Greenwich ;
Major Prefcrved Pearce,
Mr. William Pearce.
Jamestown :
John Eldred, Efq;
Mr. William Hazard.
Smithfield :
Caleb Aldrich, Efq;
Daniel Mowrey, jun. Efq.
SCITUATE :
Mr. William Wett,
Job Randall, Efq.
Gloucester :
Rufus Smith, E/q;
Mr. Mofes Cooper.
Charlestown :
Gideon Hoxfcy, E/q;
Capt^ Jofcph Stanton.
West-Greenwich :
William Nichols, Efq;
Mr. Thomas Rogers.
I* Coventry :
*, Stephen Potter, Efq;
^ Mr. Nathaniel Greene.
^ Exeter :
h' Daniel Barber, Efq;
T George Pearce, Efq.
A MiDDLETOWN :
J Mr. Thomas Coggefhall,
|! Mr. Thomas. Peckham.
■4' Bristol :
I Mr. Chriftopher Ellery,
•)j. Mr. William Pearce.
^' Tiverton :
^, Samuel Durfee, Efq;
<■ William Cook, Ejq.
1* LlTTLE-CoMPTON t
ij. Thomas Church, EJq;
^* Nathaniel Scarlc, jun. Efq,
^ Warren :
4 Ebenezer Cole, Ejq;
^ Samuel Allen, Ejq.
«I> Cumberland :
^^ Jeremiah Whipple, Efq;
^! John Dextcri Efq.
RicHMoND :
Robert Stanton, Efq.
Cranston :
Caleb Potter, Efq;
Capt. Matthew Manchcfter.
Hopkinton :
Thomas Wells, jun. Efq;
Capt. Abel Tanner.
Johnston :
Col. John Waterman,
Mr. John Beverly.
NoRTH-PROVIDtNCE \
«5>
Elirtia Brown, Efq;
C«//.Jofeph OIney.
The HcT7. Metcalf Bowler, Efq; was cbofen Speaker, and Josias
Lyndon, Efq- was cbofen Clerk oj the Lower Houfe,
Mayy 1770.
THIS being the Annivcrfary Eledion of Officers, both Officcncleft-
Civil and Military, the Gentlemen whole Names *
are fet down in the fubfequent Lift, were chofen to fcrve
theColony,in the Offices afcribed to their refpedive NameSj
to ivit :
The Hon. JOSEPH WANTON, EfqjGovcf nor. Engaged.
The Hon. Darius SessiojNs, Efq; Dep. Gov. Engaged,
Nicholas Eajiotiy Efq; Firfl Affiftant. Engaged.
Samuel Dyre, Efq; Second Afliftant. Engaged.
Solomon Droivn, Efq; Third Affiftant. Engaged.
David Harris, Efq; Fourth Affiftant. Engaged.
IVe/lon Hicks, Efq; Fifth Affiftant. Engaged.
nomas JVickes, Efq; Sixth Affiftant. Engaged.
'Jonathan Randall, Efq; Seventh Affiftant. Engaged.
']ohn Congdon, Efq; Eighth Affiftant. Engaged.
^olepb Hazard, Etq; Ninth Affiftant. Engaged.
IViltiam Richmond, Efq; Tctith Affiftant. Engaged.
Henry IVard, Efq; Secretary. Engaged.
Oliver Arnold, Efq; Attorney-General.
Jfifepb Clarke, Efq; General Treafurcr. Engaged.
Daniel Dunham, Efq; Colonel of the Reginncnt of Mi*
litia in the Couhty of Newport.
Knight Dexter, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia
in the County of Providence.
"John Crandall, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia
in the County of King's -County.
Simeon Potter, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia
in the County of Brijiol.
John Waterman, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Mili-
tia in the County of Kent.
Jofeph Belcher, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regi-
ment of Militia in the County of Newport.
Mraham IVinfor, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regi-
ment of Militia in the County oi Providence.
Mofes Barber, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment
of Militia in the Couhty of King's-County.
Nathaniel Martin, E^q; Lieutenant-Colonel of the Re-
giment of Militia in the County of Bri/lol.
Ifaac Greene, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment
of Militia in the County of Ketit.
John Forre/ier, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia in
the County of Newport.
Chad Brown, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Mi litia in
the County of Providence. Sylvejler
Syhe/ler Gardner, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia
in the County of Kiug's-County.
Thomas Gray, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia in
the County of Brijiot.
Benjamin Vaughan, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Mi-
litia in the County of Kent.
George Hazard^ Efq; Chief "j Juftlce of the InferiorCourt
j^o««/^^z«Frf<"i^orff, Efq; Second j of Common Pleas and
William Stoddard, Efq; Third )■ General Seffions of the
Thomas Church, Efq; Fourth
Benjaminllnderwood Rfq; Fifth
Peace, within and for the
County of Newport .
Daniel Jencies, Efq; Chicfl Juflice of the Ifirerior Court
Richard Steere, Efq; Second of Common Pleas and
Joif Randall, Efq Third S General Seflions of the
"yeremiahWhippie Efq; Fourthf [ Peace, within and for the
Caled J/drich, Efq; Fifth J Cciuaiy o( Providence.
William Potter, Efq; Chief 1 Juftice of the InferiorCourt
John Caje, Efq; Second [ of Common Pleas and
John Rofe, E(qi Third > General Seffions of the
Simeon Perryi Efq, Fourth I Peace; within and for the
Syhejler Robinfen E(i\; Fifth J Coxxutj oi Kings- County.
Nathaniel Fdles, Efq; Chief ^ juftice of the Inferior Court
William Munro, Efq; Second o< Common Pleas and
James Brown, Efq; Third )■ General Seffions of the
Eezekiab VJher, Efq; Fourth I Peace, within and for the
Jojah Humphry, Efq; Fifth J County of Briflol.
Philip Greene, Efqj Chief T Juflice of the InferiorCourt
Thomas ^Idricb, Efq; Second of Common Picas and
Stephen Potter, Efq; Third > General Seffions of the
Stephen Arnold, Efq; Fourth I Peace, wjthin and for the
William Nichols, Efq; Fifth] County oi Kent.
John Grelea, jun. Efqj Clerk of the Superior Court of Ju-
dicature, Court of Affizc and General Gaol Delivery, within
and for the County of Newport.
Arthur Fenner, jan. Efq; Clerk of the Superior Court of
Judicature, Court of Affize and General Gaol Delivery;
within and for the County o( Providence.
Daniel
May^ 1770.
T)antel Rodman, Efq; Clerk of the Superior Court of
Judicature, Court of AflTize and General Gaol Delivery,
within and for the County of King <.■ County .
'Jonathan Rujfell, Efq; Clerk of the Superior Court of
Judicature, Court of Affize, and General Gaol Delivery,
within and for the County of Brijlol.
Hopkins Cooky Efq; Clerk of the Superior Court of Judi-
caturc> Court of Affize and General Gaol Delivery, within
and for the County oi Kent.
Jofias Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of the Inferior Court of Com-
mon Picas and General ScfTions of the Peace, within and
for the County of Nenvport.
Caleb Harris, Efq; Clerk of the Inferior Court of Corrv*
mon Pleas and General Seflions of the Peace, within and
for the County oi Pr evidence.
Mr. Stephen Hazard, C\tt\i of the Inferbr Court of Coni»
mon Pleas, and General Scffions of the Peace, within and
for the County of King's-Ceurt/y.
ThomasThroop, Efq; Clerk of the Inferior Court of Com-
mon Pleas, and General Seflions of the Peace, within and
for the County of Briflot.
Daniel Howtarid^ Efq; Clerk of- the Inferior Court of
Common Pleas and General Seflions of the Peace, within
and for the County of Kent.
Walter Chaloner^ Efq; Sheriff of the County of Newport,
Beriab Brown ^ Efq; Sheriff of the County of King's^
County.
Simeon Munro, Efq; Sheriff of the County of Bri^ol.
Henry Rice, Efq; Sheriff of the County oi Kent.
Edward Thurjion, "John Jepfon, Samuel Chace^ James Ar-
nold, and Nicholas Eajlon, Efq'rs, the Grand Committee oi
Colony's Truftccs for figning Bills of Public Credit.
And the aforefaid Edward ThurJlon\^ chofen, and efpe-
ciaily appointed, to take, and have the Care and Charge of
the Colony's Morgtages and Bonds for Tenths, and to re-
ceive the Money due and to be due thereon ; and alfo to
make proper Acquittances and Difcharges upon the Mort-
gages, or otherwife, when he receives any of the Colony's
Money : And in Cafe of Non-Payment, to put in Suit
the Bonds and Mortgages of all fuch as refufe or negleit
to make due Payment.
B And
May^ 1770.
And the fame EJu^ardTburflon is chofen General Sealer
of Weights and Mcafures throughout the Colony.
Henry Paget, Efq; Public Notary, for the Town and
County of Providence.
JUSTICES of the PEACE in the feveral Towns.
NEWPORT :
Martin Howard,
Charles Bardinj
Henry Ward,
Barnabas Hargill,
Samuel Bours,
John Goddardjjun.
John Grelea, jun.
John Davis,
Jonathan Eafton
James Milward,
Daniel Dunham,
Jonathan Rogers,
John Pitman,
James Tew, jun.
James Carpenter,
Thomas Hammond,
James Clarke, Efquires,
Providence :
Samuel Chace,-
Amos Atwell,
John Fofter,
David Wilkinfon,
Jofeph Nafli, Efquires.
Portfmouth :
John Shearman,
John Almy,
Robert Dennis,
Thomas Shearman, Efquires.
Warwick :
John Warner, jun.
Ebenezer Slocum,
John Greene,
Thomas Rice,
Silas Clap,
Ephraim Weftcot.
Robert Rhodes>
Silas Cafey, Elquire:
Wefterly :
Oliver Crarey^
William Babcock,
Jofeph Noyes,
Humphry Taylor^
John Burdick, (the Second)
{ Efquires
North-Kingftown :
George Northup,
William Hammond,
Thomas Allen, jun.
George Thomas, (Son of
(Samuel.)
Benjamin JcfTerfon,
Eber Shearman,
Caleb Hill,
John Cleveland,
Robert Hallj {Son of Wm.)
{Efquires,
South-Kingftown :
John Sheldon,
Freeman Perry,
Nathaniel Gardner^
Jeremiah Crandall,
Richard Gardner, £/^wV/-
Eaft-Greenwich :
Thomas Shippey,
Thomas Calcy,
Sylvefter Sweet,
Samuel Sowle,
Alexander
May I J JO,
Alexander Nichols,
Hopkins Cooke, Efquires.
Smiihfield :
Daniel Mowry, jun.
Stephen Arnold,
Daniel Smith [bon cfEXi^hi)
John Fainum,
Welcome Arnold, Efquires.
Scituate :
Gideon Harris,
Samuel Dorrance-,
Jeremiah Angell,
Thomas Brown,
Oliver Wedcotj
Ezekiel Cornell,
Daniel Hopkins,
John Fifke,
Jofiah Colvin, Efquires.
Gloucefter :
Andrew Brown,
Timothy Wilmarth,
Silas Williams,
Jonathan Harris,
Ifrael Arnold,
Zebedee Hopkins, jun.
Mofes Cooper,
Caleb Arnold. Efquires.
Charleftown :
Peleg Crofs,
Job Taylor,
Stanton York,
James Kinyon,
Samuel Crofs, Efquires.
Weft-Greenwich :
Judiah Ayl worth,
Philip Greene,
Gideon Tripp,
Samuel Hopkins, jun.
John Hail,
George Dyre,
Nicholas Whitford, Efquires.
Coventry :
John Rice,
Samuel Wall,
Jofeph Whipple,
Nebemiah Potter, Efquires,
Exeter :
George Pierce,
Jeftcry Wilcov,
Gitleon Mother,
Robert Crandall,
jofeph Arnold, jun.
William Sweet, Efquires,
Middletown :
Jofeph Peabody,
John Barker,
James Phillips,
Jonas Coggefhall, Efquires^
B iftol :
John Howland,
jtreiiiiah Diman'.
Anthony Vandoorn,£y^;V^*i
Tiverton :
Reftcome Sanford,
John Bowen,
Walter Cook,
Benjamin Hambly,
Thomas Efles, EJqutrei.
Little-Compton :
Ifrael Stoddard,
Aaron Wilbur,
Philip Taylor,
Jephthah Pearce,
Daniel Wilbur, Efquires.
Warren :
John Kinnicut,
Samuel Allen, (the Second)
William Turner Miller,
Mofes Tyler, Efquires.
Cumberland :
John Dexter,
Jofeph Brown,
Abner Lapharn,
Peter Darling,
Nathaniel Shcpardfon,
( Efquires.
Richmond :
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May 17 JO,
Richmond :
Edward Perry,
George Webb,
Thomas Kinyon,
Robert Stanton,
Benjam'm TefTt, Efquires.
Cranfton :
William Burton,
Tho's Potter, (Son of John)
7!iune\ Waterman,
Harman Briggs, Efquires.
Hopkinton :
Francis Tanner,
Thomas Wells, jun.
Nathan Burdick,
Thomas George, Captain of
JohnLarkin,
John Burdick,
Jofeph Witter, jun. Ejqalreu
Johnlton :
Abraham Belknap,
Noah Mattefun,
Jofiah King,
Peleg Williams,
Andrew Harris, Efquires^
North -Providence ;
Edward Tripp,
Ifaiah Hawkins,
Thomas Whipple, jun.
Jonath. Jenckes,jun. £/^V.f,
Fort Gt'orge.
Benjamin Crandall, Captainy
Thomas Davenport, Liefitttiattt^
Zebedee Stoddard, Corwrr,
Job Wilbur, ^arter-MaJhr,
I Of the Second Troop
of Horfe in the
County of Nfw*
fort.
John Matthewfon Captain. -. ^^^^^ ^ ^^^^^^^
Jabez reirce, rirjt Lieutenant. ( • fh r f
V>i.x\\c\^An\.on. Second Lieutenant A p -j ^
ChrillopherOlney , garter- Mafier, J ■^'"'''^'^^'^^•
Officers to command the rcfpedive Trained Bands, or
Companies of Militia in the Colony.
"Providence^
Firfl: Company :
Jonathan Arnold, Captain.
Jofeph 01ney,jun. Lieut.
Richard Godfrey, Enjign.
Second Company :
Elijah Bacon, Captain.
Zephaniah Andrews, Lieut.
Afa Franklin, Enfign.
Warwick,
Second Company :
William Waterman, Capt.
Rueben Wightman, Lieut,
\Vm. Matthewfon, En/ign.
Third Company :
Caleb Greene, Captain.
Chriftopher Lavally, Lieut.
Waterman Tibbitts, Enfign*
Jamefoum Company :
Benjamin Carr, Son o/'Tho-
[mas, Captain^
Sfimuel Slocumjun. Lieut.
William Slocum, Enfign,
Smithjield,
Firft Company :
Gideon Sayles, Captain.
Benjamin
May^ lyyOi
Benjamin Medbury, Lieut.
Jeremiah Jenckes, Enjign.
Second Company :
Simeon Aldrich, Captain.
Ifrael Mowrey, Lieutenant.
Ifrael Comftock, Enfign.
Third Company ;
Wjiliam Potter, Captain.
Abr'm. Matthewfort, LiiUt.
Nchemiah Smith, Enjign.
Scituate,
Firft Company :
Andrew Angellv Captain.
Jofeph Knight, Lieutenant.
Jercrtiah Fffh, Enfign.
Third Company :
Jofeph Kimbal, Captain^
John Pratt, Lieutenant.
Philemon Hyncs, Enjign.
Fourth Company :
John Rounds, Captain.
John Colvil, Lieutenant.
RichardSmith, (S<7» o/" John)
Enfign.
Gloucejler^
Firft Company :
David Burlington, Captain.
Jeremiah Bifhop, Lieutenant.
Nathan Paine, jun. Enjign.
Second Company :
John Inman, jun. Captain.
Preferved Herrenden, Lieut.
Job Binfon, Enjign.
Third Company :
Thomas BuiTey, Captain.
Arnold Lewis, Lieutenant.
Efeck Arnold, Enjign.
Charleflown Company :
Jofeph Wilcox, Captain.
Amos Greene, jun. Lieut.
Edward Crandall, Enfign.
Co-uentry,
Firft Company :
WilHatrj Turner, Captain,
Jofeph King, Lieutenant.
David GofFe, Enfign.
Second Company :
Oliver Potter, Captain.
Jofiah Gibbs, jun. Lieut.
Archibald KalTon, Enjig^»
Exeter^
Firft Company :
Elifha Gardner, Captain.
Abel Potter, Lieutenant.
Benjamin Dawley, Enfign,
Middletown Company :
Jeremiah Clarke, Captain.
Jofeph Rider, jun, Lieut.
Jonas Coggefhall, Enjign.
Tiverton,
Firft Company :
John Cook, (Son oj Samuel)
Captain.
Benjamin Earle, Lieutenant,
Philip Gray, Enjign.
Second Company :
Daniel Dwelly, Captain.
John Jennings, jun. Lieut.
John Stafford, Enjign.
Little-Compton Company :
Cornelius Simmons; Capt.
Ichabod Wood, Lieutenant.
Comfort Searle, Enjign.
fVarren, Firft Company :
John Child Captain.
Benjamfn Barton, Lieut.
Samuel Pearce, Enjign.
Second Company : .
Elkanah Humphry, Capt.
Matthew Allen, Lieutenant,
Samuel Bofworth, Enjign.
Cumberland,
Firft Company :
Benjamin Tower, Captain.
Benjami^i Walcot, Lieut.
Timothy Ide, Enjign,
C Richmond
10
May^ 177O'
Richmond Compzny :
Jpfeph TefFt, jun. Captain.
Samuel Clarke, Lieutenant.
Thomas Adams, Enjign.
Cra?i/ion,
Fifft Company :
Robert Brjggs, Captain.
Ezekiel Warner, Lieutenant.
John Fenner, Enjgn.
Third Company :
ChriftopherLippett, Captain.
William Burton, jun. Lieut.
Caleb Burlinghamj Enfign.
Hopkinton,
Firlt Company :
Samuel Babcock, Captain.
Jofhua Wells, Lieutenant,
Barker Wells, Enfign.
^ohn/ion Company :
Ifrael- Angell, Captain.
Daniel Waterman, Lieut,
Emor Olney, Enfign,
Nbrtb'ProviJenceCompa,ny
Enoch Angell, Captain.
Daniel Clarke, Lieutenant.
Silas Bundy- Enfign.
Committee to jtj- /^ y^i^i ^nd Rffohed, That Jofeph Hazard, and
RMords of Benjamin Peckham, Efq'rs, be, and- they arc hereby, ap-
the Superior pointed a Committee to receWc of Freeman Perry, Efq; the
r- j^^^ Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature, Court of
Aflize and Gaol Delivery, in and for die County of King' s-
Court in
King's-CeuM'
'J'
County, all the Papers, Books of Record, Seal, and every
Thing clfe belonging to that Office, and deliver them to
Daniel Rodman, Efq; the prefent Clerk of the faid Court,
giving and taking Receipts for the fame.
J Sotxiers ^^ '^ Fated and Refohed, That ferathmeel Bowers, Efqj
empoweredto be, and he is hereby, empowered to appoint a fuitable Per-
sppoint a pjfj fy be Keeper of the Light-Houfe, and to maintain good
Li^ghNHoufe! ^"^ fufficient Lights therein ; and upon Negle<ft, to remove
him and put another in his Room from Time to Time :
And that the Sum of Thirty Pounds, Sterlings per Annum,
be allowed and paid to the faid ferathmeel Bowers, out of
the Naval-Office in quarterly Payments, to commence
from the Fifteenth Day of this inflant May, for the Sup-
port and Maintenance of the Keeper and his Family.
Report of the Whereas Edward Thurjlon, Efq; Keeper of the Grand
Keeper of the Committee's Office, prefented unto this AfTembly the fol-
Grand-Com- 1 • r> .. ^ •.
mittee's Of- ^o^ing Report, to wit ;
lice.
To the Hon. General AfTembly at their Seflion in Newport,
on the Firft Wedncfday in May, A. D. 1770.
Whereas The General Aflembly, at their Scffion in
February laft, Voted and Ordered, That I fliould make
Report
May^ 1770. II
Report of the Money yet remaining unpaid, which was
emitted upon Loan : I have therefore, in Obedience there-
to, made the bed Calculation I can at prefent, and And
as follows :
In the County oi Newport.
Outftanding in Old Tenor, /^. 4922 19 I
Ditto of the 9th Bank emitted in the 7 j, r A
Year 1750, - - ' - ^ 4 45 5
In the County of Providence.
Outftanding in Old Tenor, ^.18964 16 3
Ditto of the Qth Bank emitted in the 7 , q »
Yeari75o, ^ - - 1.5394 ^^ 2
In the County ofKenf.
Outftanding in Old Tenor, ^.1746 5 i
Ditto of the 9th Bank emitted in the 1 -g,, 9 10
Year 1750, - - - 3 ' ^ ^
In the Comity of Kings-County.
Outftanding in Old Tenor, £. 10402 6 l
Ditto of the 9th Bank emitted in the 7 ^
Year 1750, - - - p3757 *" *
In the County of Brijlol.
Of the 9th Bank emitted in the 1 1017 80
Year 1750* • - - 3 ^
iC-88883 19 I
Sundry Bonds of the former Banks
in the feveral Counties, moft of
which have no Deeds anfwering
themi and many under other _>-jC'373^ '^ ^
Circumftances which have pre-
vented A(^ions being brought
upon them> amounting to
/;. 92615 ,15 7
Edward thurjlon.
And thcPremifcs being duly confidcred. It it Voted and
Refolved, That the foregoing Report be, and hereby is, ac- JoSS?*
Cepted. who audited
the Accounts
Whereas George Hazard, Efq; Mr. Nathaniel Mum- and'crana^
ford, and Mr. tVilliam Ellery, prefented to this Aflcmbly Houfe in
the foUovang Report, to wit : WE ^"«"^»"-
la M^ 1770
WE the Subfcribers being appointed by the General
AfTcmbly a Committee to fettle the Accounts of the pre-
fcnt and former Direftors of the Market and Granary-
Houfe Lottery in Newport^ and alfo the Accounts of the
Committee appointed to ereft faid Building, do report,
That we have carefully examined their feveral Accounts
and Vouchers, and have drawn a fhort State thereof, which
we herewith prefcnt, by which it appears the Dired:ors
have fettled and balanced their Acc-ounts with the Com-
mittee appointed to eredl faid Building : And that there
is due to Job Bennet, E/q; one of the Committee for e-
redling the fame, the Sum of Two Thoufand Eight Hun-
dred and Seven Pounds, Seven Shillings and Seven Pence,
Old Tenor, including a Commiffion of Five per Cent, and
to Mr. John G. Wanton, the other Committee-Man, Ele-
ven Hundred and Sixty-three Pounds, Fourteen Shillings
and Three Pence, the liiic Money, alfo including a Com-
minion of Five per Cent.
We fubmit this Report to the Hon. General Aflembly;
George Hazard,
l^eisaport, April loC^t lyjo. 'Niithaniel Mumfordt
William Ellery.
And the Premlfes being duly confidered, // is Voted and
Pefohedi That the foregoing Report be, and hereby is»
accepted.
^"owtdr.o ^" Voted and Refohed, That Five Shillings and Six
5s. dd.Sterl. Pence, Sterling, be allowed and paid to Meicalf Bowler^
Efq; out of the General Treafury, for the Portage of Letters
received by him as Spdakdr, of the Lower Houfe.
General
Treafurer to" H" IS Votcd ondRefolved, That Col. Benjamin WickBam,
UoZy dae ^"*^ ^'■- >«^''^^« Willfon, the late Naval-Officers, be, and
from Benj. they are hereby, direifted to pay into the General Treafu-
^'«^7r'^"'^ ry the Sums refpedively due from them to the Colony for
laie Nav"^'- L'ght-Money : And the General Treafurer is hereby di-
officers. rcdted to call upon thfcm for the fame.
Committee to
ftate the Ac- IT is Voted and Refohed, That William Potter, Efq;
twecn'theGe- ^^^ Edward rhurpn,]yxn. and Mr. William Ellery, be, and
reraiTreafu- they, or the major Part of them, are hereby, appointed a
xy and the Committee to examine the Accounts between the General
Treafury
Treafury snd the Light- Houfe : And that they lay a true
State of the fame before this AfTembly at the next Seffion.
Whereas Mr. Solomon Southwick exhibited unto this
AfTembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony, fnoJ^^^ff
for printing the Proceedings of the General AfTembly, at 185.9^'
the SefTions in O£iober and February lafl ; for two Books
for the Naval -Office, and for printing Treafurer's Notes :
And the laid Account being duly examined, It is Voted and
Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is, allowed, and
that Thirteen Pounds, Eightf^en Shillings and Nine Pence
Three Far-things, lawful Money, being the Amount there-
of, be paid the laid Solomon Souttwick^ out of the General
Treafury.
IT is Voted and Refohed, That Charles Spooner, Jojiah Committee to
Arnold, and ''^john Maudjley, Efq'rs, be, and they, or the |"'Pj^^J*'*.
major Part otthem, are hereby, appointed a Committee ^
to infped the Light-Houfe : And that they make Report
what Repairs are neceflary, to this Aflembly the next
SefTion.
Whereas yoh Bennet, Efq; George Hazard, Efq; Jobrt
Jepjon, Efqj Mr. Thomas Freebody, and Mr. Edward Thurf- ^JP^^"^^*
/o«,jun. prefented unto this AfTembly the following Re- //JLw, j.
port and Account, to wit : Jep/ov, T.
Freehody, it
/• 1 ^ t r » I •^- Thurpn,
To the Hon. the General Aflembly of the Colony of /?ioj^- jun. who are
IJland, &c. to be held at Newport, the Firft Wedncfday »"°««'i ^- S
in May, 1770.
WE the Subfcribers being appointed a Committee, at
February Seffion of Aflembly, to receive of the General-
Treafurer all the lawful Money and Old Tenor Bills of
Credit in the General Treafury, and burn the fame, do
report, That we have received o^'Jofeph Clarke, Efq; Ge-
neral-Trealurer, the Sum of Two Hundred and Eighty-
eight Pounds, Seventeen Shillings and Ten Pence, One
Farthing, lawful Money Bills ot Credit, Principal, dated
March 10th, 1760, which, with the Sum of One Hun-
dred and Seventy-four Pounds, Twelve Shillings and Six
Pence, Three Farthings Inierefl, that had become due
thereon, amounts to Four Hundred and Sixty-three Pounds,
D Tea
14 May, 1770,
Ten Shillings and Five Pence. — The Sum of Two Hun-
dred and Sixteen Pounds, Five Shillings, in the like Bilb,
dated May J 2th, 1760, which, v^^ith the Sum of One
Hundred and Twenty-feven Pounds, Three Shillings and
Eight Pence, Three Farthings Intereft, amounts to Three
Hundred and Forty-Three Pounds, Eight Shillings and
Eight Pence Three Farthings. The Sum of Two Hun-
dred and Ninety-feven Pounds, Five Shillings and Three
Pence, in the like Bill?, dated March 20th, 1762, which,
with the Sum of Seventy-four Pounds, Six Shillings and
Three Pence Half- Penny Intereft, amounts to Three Hun-
dred and Seventy-one Pounds, Eleven Shillings and Six
Pence Half-Penny. — The Sum of One Hundred and
Thirty-four Pounds, Two Shillings and Six Pence, in the
like Bills, dated Jpn'l loth, 1762, which, with Thirty-
three Pounds, Ten Shillings and Seven Pence Half-Penny
Intereft, amounts to One Hundred andSixty-feven Pounds,
Thirteen Shillings and One Penny Half-Penny. The
Sum of One Hundred and Thirty-nine Pounds, Twelve
Shillings and Six Pence, in the like Bills, dated May 8th,
1762, which, with Thirty-four Pounds, Eighteen Shil-
lings and One Penny Half-Penny Intereft, amounts to One
Hundred and Seventy-four Pounds, Ten Shillings and Se-
ven Pence Half-Penny. The Sum of Three Hundred
and Twenty-five Pounds, Four Shillings and Four Pence
Half-Penny, in the like Bills, dated November ift, 1762,
which, with Eighty-one Pounds, Six Shillings and One
Penny Intereft, amounts to Four Hundred and Six Pounds,
Ten Shillings dnd Five Pence Half Penny. The Sum
of Eighty-feven Pounds, Eleven Shillings and Two Pence
One Farthing, in the like Bills, dated March ift, 1766. —
The Sum of Four Hundred and Forty-fix Pounds, Two
Shillings and One Penny, in the like Bills, dated February
28th, 1767. And the Sum of Thirty-eight Thoufand,
Three Hundred and Eighty-two Pounds, Eleven Shillings
and Five Pence, in Bills of Credit of the Old Tenor : All
of which we have burnt.
Billls
May, 1770.
IS
Bills dated.
Principa
1. Intereft.
March lo, 1760, ^
.288 ij
iOt aC-i74 »2
H
May 12, 1760,
216 5
0 127 ^
8i
March 20, 17621
297 5
3 74 6
3t
Jpril 10, 1762,
134 2
6 33 10
7t
May 8, 1762,
I3P 12
6 34 18
H
Jslovember i, 1762,
325 4
4.^ 81 6
X
JWarcA I, 1766,
87 II
2?
February 28, 1767,
446 2
1
Old Tenor, ^C-S^S^^ " 5
Newport, March 29, I770.
^(?^ Beniiei,
George Haxardt
"John Jepfon,
Thomai Freebodyy
Ed-wardl^hurjldn y]\xr\i
Colony i/'Rhode-Ifland, &c. Dr.
To our Service in performing the above Bufinefs.
Job Bennet, 2\, Days, at 6/^ £,''^ ^5 o
George Hazard, 4 Days, at 6f. 140
John Jepfon, 4 Days, at 6f. 140
Thomas Freebody, 4 Days, at 6/ i 40
Edward Tburjion, pn./^DaySy at 6/7 i 40
£-5
II
And the Premifcs being duly confidered. Id's Voted and
Rejolved, That the foregoing Report be accepted : That
the Account of the Committee be allowed ; and that Fif-
teen Shillings, lawful Money, be paid to the faid Job Ben-
net, and One Pound, Four Shillings, lau'ful Money, to the
faid George Hazard, John Jepfon, Thomas Freebody, and
Edward Jhurjien, jun. leverally, out of the General Trea-
fury.
IT Is Voted and Refolved, That the Petition for dividing Petition for
the Town of Warren into Two Towns, be, and the fame ^"•^■"g
is hereby, referred to the next Seflion; and that the Inhabi- fcnel"' "*'
tanjs of the faid Town be ferved with a Copy of the faid
Petition, and cited to appear then, (if they Ihall think fit)
to anfwer the fame,
IT
i6 May 1770.
ITh Voted and Refohed.Thit the Keeper of the Grand-
Keeper of the Committee's Office lay before this AfTembly, at the next
mhtee'sOffice Sefiion a particular Account of the Names of his Deputies
to lay a parti- and all Other Perfons in whofe Hands there are any of the
"'^'■'Vu°""' Colony's Mortgages and Bonds lodged, or fi'om whom
thereof before ' »*''•, ^i i/-,i/-.
the General there are any Monies due, belotiging to the Grand Com-
Airembiy. mittees Office, With a particulsr Account of the /everal
outftanding Debts, whether due by Deed, Bond, or Judg-
ment of Court and Execution. And he rs hereby direfted
to fell all fuch Eflates as have been recovered by Ad:ions
upon Mortgages, and to collefl the Monies due by Judg-
ments upon the Colony's Bonds, whereon Executions do
not appear to be (atisfied ; and to make as particular a Re-
port as may be, of the State of his Office, at the next Sef-
fion, to the End that the Accounts thereof may be finally
clofed.
Whereas the Committee appointed at the laft Seflion
5i"commit- *° 'oquire what Monies are due to the Colony, prefenied
tee appointed UDto this Affembly the loUowing Report, to ivit :
to inquire in
forfeitures, ColoTiy o/" Rhode-Ifland, &c. Dr.
who are al- 1770, 7 To 7 Days Attendance of Mz^/^fw 7 /^
loweU^.S 2.. ^^^^j 2. i Roiinfon, in Newport, at 6/ i ^'^ ^
To keeoing his Horfe during faid Attendance, 127
To 6 Pays Attendance of iVfl/'i6&/;/V/ Grffw, i 16
To 6 Days Attendance of Stephen Potter, i i6
To Boat-Hire fpecially taken up for Stephen!
Better and Nathaniel Greene, V ^
To 4 Days Attendance o/ Thoma Rohitjjon^ i 4
To A,Dzys Pi\.itn6&\KQ oi WilUamRed<ivood, 1 4
To John Lawton s Bill, Tavern-Keepcr, i 1 7
jC 'o 5 2
And the faid Account being duly examined, It is Vot-
ed and Refohed, That Eight Pounds Two Shillings, law-
ful Money, thereof, be allowed and paid to the fiaid Mat'
thew Robinfon, Nathaniel Greene, Stephen Potter, Tbomai
Robinjon, and William Redwood^ out of the General Trea*
fury.
Whereas
May^ 1770, 17
Whereas the Town Treafurer (rf" Newport^ is now Town of
In Gaol for Part of the faid Town's Proportion of the Co- Ntwftrt to
lony's Rate, affeflbd in the Year 1766, // is therefore Voted ^^l^^S^
and Refolved, That the Town of Newport have the Liber- Tax ordered
ty of paying into the General Treafury, the faid Dcficien- '" 1766, »n
cy, in any of the lawful Money Bills of this Colony, or MoLyBiil*,
Treafurer's Notcsi carrying Intercft, as a Depofit, until ic.
the faid Deficiency be paid : Which being complied with,
the faid Town Trcafurer (hall be releafed from Gaol.
Whereas Mr. Beriah Brown'pn. Keeper of his Majc- jui,. allowed
fty's Goal in the County of KtTig' -County, exhibited unto £■ * 125.
this AlFcmblyi an Account, by him charged againft the
Colony» for the Maintenance of Jeremiah Mowrey and his
Wife, Two poor Prifoners at the King's Suit : And the
faid Account being duly examined, // ii Voted and Refolved,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Two
Pounds, Twelve Shillings, lawful Money, being the A-
mount thereof, be paid the faid Beriah Brown, jun. out ot
the General Treafury*
Whereas MefTrs. Gih Hofier, and rbomas Robinfon, J^'^hfceul?
preferred a Petition unto this Aflembly, and requcftcd that under the
they might have a Leafc of the Cellar under the Colony- Court-Houfe
Houfe in Newport, with a Privilege in the Yard, for the "* ''»/'"■'•
Term of Fourteen Years, they paying a reafonable Rent
for the fame : Which being duly confideredj It » Voted
and Refolved, That the faid Petition be granted, and that
George Hazard, and Thomas Cranjloni Efq'rs, be, and they
are hereby, appointed a Committee to agree with the faid
Giles Hofier^ and Thomas Robinjont for a reafonable Rent
for the faid Cellar, with a Privilege in the Yard ; s»nd that
they lay the faid Agreement before this Aflembly at the
next Seflion.
Whereas at the laft Sefllon of Aflembly, Mr. William ^^^^\^°
Redwood, Nicholas Tiliinghaji, Efq; John Rice, Efqi Willi- Eftimate of
am Bradford, Efq; and Simeon Perry,, Eiq; or the major s»uih-Kmgti
Part of them, were appointed a Committee to inquire into '*^''
the Errors, if any, which might be pointed out to them by
a Committee of the Town o^ South- Kingstown, in the late
E £flimate
1 8 May 1770.
Eftimate of the ratable Eftates in faid Town, and hear
^ndconfidereveryObjedion which might be offered by them,
and to re-examine the faid Efiiinaie and to report their
Opinion thereon to this AfTembly, whicli is not yet done :
And the laid William Bradford haying declined ferving ;
Jt is therefore Voted and Refolved, That Col. Syhefier
Child be appointed in his Room : That the faid Committee
be further continued for the Purpofe aforefaid : That they,
or the major Part of them, meet at South-Kingittmn, on
the Twenty-fecond Day of this inftant May ; And that they
be, and hereby are, dirc6ted and empowered to carry with
thein all fuch Eftimatcs, Rolls and other Papers as fhall
appear neccffary.
^"Te" Bin ^ " ^°^^^ ^^^ Refolved, That Thomai Cf-an/lort, Efqj
foreffeftuai'iy Mr. Evan Malhone, Mr. Edward Thurflon. jun. and Col,
calling in the fojeph Woriton, ]un. be, and they, or the major Part of them,
BiJh *"°' are hereby, appointed a Committee to prepare a Bill for ef-
feftually calling in all the outftanding Old Tenor Bills of
Public Credit : And that they prcfehl the fame to this Af-
fembly at the next Seffion.
Coitmutteeto Jf is VoUd and Refohed, That Jol> Bennet, Efq; M*/-
co^nts'^oahi '■''^ ^^^'f'' Efq; and Mr. Pardon Tillivghafi, be, and they,
Wavai-Office. of the major Part of tbem, are hereby appointed a Com-k
mittee to audit the Accounts of the Naval-Officer for the
iaft Year : And that they make Report to this Aflembly
at the next SefTion.
£ra Ihe ** /T is Voted and Refolved, That Thomas Cranflon, Efq;
Fort. Capt. IVil/iam Read, and Mr. Thomas Freebody, be, and
they, or the major Part of them, are hereby, appointed a
Committee to examitie what Repairs arc necefl'ary to be
made upon Fort George : And that they make Report to
this Aflembly at the next Seflion.
Officers in IT is Voted and Refolved, That the Ele^ion of Offi-
whofe Stead f.^^^ ^qj chofcn at this Seflion, be referred to the next Sef-
oihers have _ a > i • i ri-.- ^ r^ ^ ^^r
not been "on t And that in the mean Time the Perfons now in Of-
chofencon- flee be, and they arc hereby, continued in their refpcdive
Offices with as full Power and Authority as they have at
any Time before had. IT
mcnt.
Mayy 1770. 19
IT h Voted andRefolveJ, That all Bufinefs lying before
this Aflembly, unfinifhed, be, and the fame is hereby, re- Adjourn-
fcrred to the next Seflion : That the Secretary publish the
A(5b and Orders, now made and palTed, by Beat of Drum
in the Town of A'ru'/'or/, in Ten Days after the Riling of this
Affembly, and, within Thirty, fend Copies thereof to the
Sheriff of each County, by him to be tranfmitted to the
Clerk of each Town belonging to the County : And that
this AfTembly be, and hereby is, adjourned to the Second
Monday in June next, then to meet at Newport.
GOD Save the KIN G.
Fublijhed according to Order ^ Monday the 1 \th of May,
1770, by
HENRY WARD, Sec'ry.
A TRUE Copy DULV EXAMINED I
WITNESS
y..^.^.^
NE fTP 0 RT: Printed by Solomon Soatbwick.
yune^ lyjo.
2.1
At the General Assembly of the Gover-
nor and Company of the £;?^//yy?? Colony
o{ Rhode- Iflandy and Providence Plantati-
ons^ in New- England:, in America ; begun
and holden by Adjournment at Newport.^
within and for the faid Colony, on the
Second Monday in yune^ in the Year of
our LORD One Thoufand Seven Hun-
dred and Seventy, and Tenth of the
Reign of His Moft Sacred Majefty,
GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of
GOD, King of Great-Britain^ and fo
forth.
PRESENT,
The Hon. Jofeph Wanton, £/^J
GOVERNOR-
7'he Hon. Darius Seffions, Efq'^
DEPUTY- GOVERNOR.
Nicholas Easton, Efqj
Samuel Dver, Efq;
Solomon Dro\wn, Efq-,
Weston Hicks, Efq;
Jo>fATHAN Randall, Efq; } AfliftantS.
John Congdon, Efq;
Joseph Hazard, Efq-,
William Richmond, Efq;
The SECRETARY.
DEPUTIES
22 y^^^'i ^11^^
DEPUTIES from the fcvcral TOWNS.
7he Han. Metcalf Bowler, Efq\ Speaker.
NEWPORT. ♦ Gloucester :
Thomas Cranfton, Efq; ^ Rufus Smith, Efq;
iWr.JohnWanton(Son of GrWiTw) «$• Mofes Cooper, Efq.
George Hazard, Efq;
Capt. Samuel Carr,
Capt. Wilham Read,
Mr. Thomas Freebody.
Providence :
Daniel Jenckes, Efq\
Mr. Mofes Brown,
Mr. Benjamin Man,
Stephen Hopkins, Efq.
Portsmouth :
Mr. Speaker,
Mr. Thomas Brownelj,
Jonathan Freeborn, Efq;
John Almy, Efq.
Warwick .
Philip Greene, Efq;
Benjamin Greene, Efq;
Stephen Arnold, Efq.
Mr. Paul Greene.
Westerly :
Mr. James Rhodes,
Mr. Oliver Babcock.
New-Shoreham :
None.
North-Kingstown
Mr. Ezekiel Gardner,
John Northup, Efq.
South-Kingstown :
Rowland Robinfon, Efq;
Mr. Samuel Rodman.
East-Greenwich
Major Preferved Pearce,
William Pearce, Efq.
Jamestown :
Mr. John Eldred,
Mr. William Hazard.
Smithfield :
Caleb Aldrich, Efq;
Daniel Mowrey, jiin. Efq.
SCITUATE :
Mr. William Weft,
Job Randall, Efq.
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Ch-arlestown :
Gideon Hoxfie, Efq.
West-Greenwich I
William Nichols, Efq;
Thomas Rogers, EJq.
Coventry :
Stephen Potter, Efq.
Exeter :
Daniel Barber, Efq;
George Pearce, Efq.
MlDDLETOWN :
Mr. Thomas Coggefhall,
Mr. Thomas Peckham.
Bristol :
Mr. Chriftopher Ellery,
William Pearce, Efq.
Tiverton :
Samuel Durfee, Efq.
Little-Compton :
Thomas Church, EJq;
Nathaniel Searle, jun. Efq.
Warren :
Samuel Alien, Efq.
Ebenezer Cole, Efq;
Cumberland :
Jeremiah Whipple, Efq;
John Dexter, Efq.
Richmond :
Mr. Stephen Hoxfie,
Robert Stanton, Efq.
Cranston :
Caleb Potter, Efq;
Capt. Matthew MancheAer.
Hopkinton :
Thomas Wells, jun. E/^j
Capt. Abel Tanner.
Johnston :
Col. John Waterman,
Mr. John Beverly.
North-Providence :
Eli(ha Brown, Efq;
Capt.jok'^h. Olney.
JosiAs Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of the Lower Houfe,
June^ 1770. !i3
J^*-*-*"*- HERE AS Mr. 'John Waterman exhibited
i|Vw f-l- ""^° ^^'^ AfTembly an Account, by him J^^^T"
4^ ^^ i-^ charged againft Arthur Fenner, jun. Clerk of ^3°** '
Sti-l'-tt '^^ Superior Court for the County of Provi-
dence, for a Book of Record for that Office :
And the faid Account being duly examined, It is Voted
and Refolved, That the fame be, and hereby is, allowed,
and that One Pound, Thirteen Shillings, lawful Money,
being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid John tVaterman,
out of the General Treafury.
Whereas Mr. William Redwood, was appointed One r.Cbttrcbtip-
of the Committee to inquire into the Errors, if any, which pointed Oiw
might be pointed out to them, by a Committee of the °^-^^^ '-°°*'
Town oi South- KJngstown, in the late Eftimate of the rat- minetheEftU
able Eftates of faid Town, Sec. declines feiving : // is miKoiSeutb-
iherefore Voted and Refolved, That Thomas Church, Efq; ^'"V^"™*
be, and he is hereby, appointed One of the faid Commit-
tee, in the Room of the faid William Redwood.
IT is Voted and Refolved, That the Town of South-
Kingstown immediately proceed to aflefsand colled ibeir 'pj^^J^™"**^
Proportion of the laft Colony Rate, agreeable to the late Eftimateofs.
Eftimate, and to pay the fame into the General Treafury ^'"^'"^
within Two Months after the Rifing of this Affembiy, with
Intereft from the Time it fliould have been coUcfted :
That the Committee appointed by the laft Seflion of thii
AfTembly, to inquire into the Errors, if any, which might
be pointed out to them, by a Committee of the Town of
South-Kingstown, m the late Eftimate of the ratable Eftates
of faid Town, 6cc. proceed upon that Bufinefs and com-
plete the fame as foon as conveniently may be, with all
fuch Powers as were given them at their Firft Appointment :
That their Firft Meeting be at South-Kingstown, on the
Firft Monday in July next : And that in Cafe a fufficient
Number do not appear at faid Time, to a6t, thofc prefent
be empowered to adjourn to a further Time, not exceediiig
the faid Two Months.
AND it is further Voted and Refolved, That if it fhall
appear, by the Report of faid Commmittee, or a major
Part of them, that faid Town is over-burthened, the fame
fhall be refunded to faid Town out of the General Trea-
fury,
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fury, and the Colony rtiall pay the whole Charge of the
faid Bufinefs of the Colony's Committee : But in Cafe it
fliall appear that faid Town is not ovcr-burthened, that the
faid Town fhall pay faid Charge.
ANI> It ii further Voted and Refolved, That upon the
faid Town's complying with this Ad, their Fine Ihali be
remitted : And that faid Committee make Report to this
AfTembly, at the next Seflion.
C Carr ai- /"^ ^^ Voted and Refolved, That Fifteen Pounds, lawful
loyvedi;. ij. Money, be allowed and paid to Capi. CaM Carr^ out of
the General Treafufy, for his Wages as Captain of Fort
George^ in the Years 1765, 1766 and 1768.
M. Brixwn to -^'7' J^ Voted and Refohed, That Mr. Mofes Brown, be,
import Giafs and he is hereby, requefted to import from England, for
Se Colof °*^*'^^ Ufe of this Colony, Seven Boxes of Brjjiol or Ne-w-
oony. ^^i^i^Q^Q^^ s^Qj Glafs, to ivit : Three Boxes of Twelve
by Sixteen, Three of Eleven by Fifteen, and One of
Twelve by Seventeen, to contain Seven Hundred Feet in
the whole : That the fame be (hipped as foon as conveni-
ently may be, after the Duty upon Glafs ceafes, and the
other Governments generally import that Article : And
that the General Treafurer pay for the fame, according to
the common Advance upon fuch Goods.
Boundsofthe J^^ ^^ Voted and Refolved, That the Bounds of the
Gaol in Bri- Gaol Yard, in the County of Brijlol, (for thofe who have
fiol enlarged. ^^^ Liberty thereof) (hall include all the Land belonging
to the Prifon, and the Alley that leads from it to the Eaft
Side of Hope-SuttX. : And that McflTrs. fViliiam Pearce
and Chriftopher Ellery, be, and they are hereby, appointed
a Committee, to lay out, and alcertaia the Bounds oi faid
Alley.
Report of 7. WheReas Jofeph Hazard and Benjamin Pecibam,
Hazarti & £. Efqrs, prefcntcd unto this AiTerably the following Report,
to Wit :
Whereas by the General AfTembly, at May ScfTion,
1776, we the Subfcribers were appointed a Committee to
receive, from Freeman Perry, Efq; late Clerk of the Supe»
rior Court, Sec. within and for the County of Kings-County,
the
June, 1770. 25
the Seal, Papers, Books of Record, and every Thing elfc
belonging to that Office, anddtrliver them to Daniel Rod-
man, Eiq; the prefent Clerk of that Court : In Obedience
thereto, we have this Day received of the faid Freeman
Perry^ all the Papers, Books of Record, and every Thing
elle belonging to that Office, as the faid Freeman Perry
faith, who alfo informs us, that he hath no Seal belonging
to faid Office. We have given and taken Receipts for the
fame, and do report accofaingly. Jofeph Hazard,
Benjamin Peckbam.
South'Kingstewny May 15, 1770.
And the faid Reporr being duly confidered, // is Voted
and Refotved, That the fame be, and hereby is, accepted.
AND it is further Voted and Refohed, That the feve- qi^j],^, of the
ral Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts in this Colo- Courtstopro-
ny, who have ho Seals of Office, be, and they are hereby, ""■' ^"^'•
empowered and diredted, immediately to procure fuitablc
Seals for the Ufe of their refpedive Offices, at the Charge
of the Colony : And that they lay an Account of the Ex-
pence thereof before the General AlFembly.
Whereas Beriah Brown, Efq-, prefented unto this Af-
fembly the following Report, to wit : ^'^^^^ tfl
In Obedience to the Vote of the Honorable General ceming a.
Affembly, at their Seffion in February laft, I have difmif- ^''"■^•
fed Abraham Wilcox, a poor Prifoner at the King's Suit, the
faid Abraham IVikox having firft given his promillory Note,
payable on Demand to the. General Treafurer, for the Sum
of Sixteen Pounds, Four Shillings and Four Pence, law-
ful Money, with Intereft until paid, which I have deliver-
ed to the General Treafurer, and taken his Receipt for
the fame. Beriah Brown, Sheriff.
Kings-County^ March 12, 1770.
And the faid Report being duly confidered, It is Voted
and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is, accepted.
Treafurer to
IT is Voted and Refohed, That all fuch Sum and Sums iffue Execu-
of Money, as remain unpaid of the Rates, afleffed by this Ij^^^'dgfin^"'^
Colony, be paid into the General Treafury within Forty quenc Col-
Days, irom aiid after the Rifing of this Affembly : That i«'i^°« of
B the ^*'"-
26
yune^ 1770.
the General Trcafurer be, and he is hereby, dire(fled to if-
fue an Execution for Principal and Intereft, againft every
CoUedlor of Rates, who (hall be delinquent, returnable in
Ten Days after the Expiration of the faid Fony Days ; ex-
cepting the Collcftor of Rates for the Town of South-
Kingitowrty agatnlt whom no Execution (hall be iffued
until after the next Se(rion of this Aflembly.
Report of the Whereas the Hon. Darius Se^otOt E(q; Phih'p
Committee Greene, Efq; Mr. M^illiam Ellery, who were appointed a
"tht Ast^^t Committee to audit the Agent's Accounts, prefcnted unto
Accounts, this A(rembly their Report thereon, which Account and
Report are as follows, to wit :
Dr. 7he Colony of Rhode-Ifland fln</ Providence Plantati-
ons, in New-England, in America, wilb Jofeph Sher-
wood.
1764, 7
Dec. i
jiug
20
To Ca(h paid Two Bills drawn 1
by Jc/epb Clarke, Efq; General- I
Treafurer, in Fovonr of GeorgeX £. 574 o o
Hazard, Efq; Value j^. 514 12 2 I
and £. 59 710. J
To Ca(h paid a Number of Bills 1
drawn by the faid Jojepb Clarke, > 3^72 9 3
in this Year, J
To One Year's Salary due this '
Day,
To Expences and Gratuities to
the Clerks, Me(rengers, and Door-
keepers of the feveral public Offi-
ces, the Houfe of Lords and Com-
mons, Coach-hire, and other pet-
ty Expences this Year,
To Ca(h paid for the Votes of?
. ._ . r,i
i
the Houfe of Commons this Year,
To ditto for manufcript Copy of)
the Bill relating to the ceded [
Idands, J
To ditto paid for ditto Copy of the 1
American Stamp-Duty Bill, J
To ditto paid for ditto Copy of 7
American Mutiny Bill, 3
100 o o
30 o 0
220
0 6 S
3 3 o
1 6 8
To
ytine^ I770» 2.7
1766. ? To One Year's Salary due this 7 ^
Ai%,^o.\ Day, \ Ai*
To Expellees, Gratuities, 6cc, as 7
before, J
To Cafli paid for manufcript Co- 7
py of Ad of Repeal, j
To Extra Trouble and Expence7
on the Repeal of the Stamp-Ad, 3
To Cafli paid for the Votes of the 7
Houfe of Con:imons, j
1767, 1 To One Year's Salary, due this 7
Ang, 20. } Day, \
To Expences and Gratuities as 7
1768. 7 To One Year's Salary,
.3 To Expences and Gratuities as 7
before, this Year, i
1769. 7 To One Year's Salary,
^ug. 20.3 To Expences and Gratuities as 7
before, 3
100
0
0
30
0
0
0
6
8
100
0
0
2
2
0
100
0
0
30
0
0
100
0
0
30
0
0
100
0
0
30
0
0
>C-4505 '63
Cr.
By Balance due to the Colony, fent in 1764, >(^. 35(^2 8 5
By a Rqferve in Hand, made in faid laft 7
Account, 3 ^
By Balance due to 'Joseph Sherwoodt 443 7 10
iC-4505 J 6 3
We the Subfcribers, being appointed by the General
Aflembly at the prefent SerTion, a Committee to audit the
Agent's Accounts with the Colony, report as follows :
That we have reduced his Charge "j
of Salary, £. 60 per Ann. which > £-Z°o o o
makes, in 5 Years, J
And that we have deduded his~j
Charge for extra Trouble and Ex- /
pence on the Repeal of the Stamj[i- ( 100 o o
Ad. J
Which
2.8
yune^ \'^']o.
Aft in Addi-
tion to the
Afts regula-
ting Elec-
tions.
Petition for
dividing
Warren
granted.
Which (^. 400 being dedu(5led from the Balance as
drawn by the Agent, leaves a Balance in his Favour, of
j^. 43 7 10. Darius Sejiom,
Philip Greene,
fVilliam Ellery.
South-Kingstown, OSlober 28, 1769.
And the Premifes being duly confidered, // is Voted
and Refolved, That the foregoing Report be, and the fame
is hereby, accepted : That the General Trcafurer be, and
he is hereby, dircdted to purchafe, and tranfmit to the A-
gent, a good Bill of Exchange, for the aboveinentioned
Balance of Forty-three Pounds, Seven Shillings and Ten
I^ence Sterling : And that in Cafe he hath not the Money
in the Treafury, he hire a fufficientSum for that Purpofe,
to be repaid out of the Firft public Monies that (hall come
into the General Treafury.
AN ACT in Addition to the Ads now in
Force, regulating Eledtions and the Admif-
lion of Freemen in this Colony.
7^ E it EnaSied by this General Jljfembly, and, by the
•^ Authority thereof. It is Enabled, That no Perfon,
whofe Eftate is under Mortgage, when the Mortgage is ex-
pired, and the Mortgagee is in Poflcflion of fuch Eftate,
fhall be admitted to vote in the Eledion of any Officer in
this Colony, nor be capable of ailing as a Freeman there-
in. But the Mortgagee, having Poflefiion of the Land,
fhall be admitted to vote in the Eledion of Officers.
Whereas many of the Inhabitants of the Town of
Warren, preferred a Petition, and reprefentcd unto this Af-
femhly, That they labour under great and inconceivable
Difficulties in tranfadting and negotiating the prudential
Affairs of faid Town, by Reafon of a River which run-
neth through the Middle of it, which they are obliged to
pafs on all Days of public Meetings and Town-Councils ;
for which, with other Reafons, they prayed this Aflembly
to divide the faid Town into Two diftina Parts, according
to
yune^ lyjo, 29
to the Training Lift, that rs to fay ; that the wefterly Part
of the Town of Warren, which was formerly called Bar-
rington, may be fet ofFand incorporated into a Town(hip,
to be diftinguiftied and known by the Name of Barring-
ion ; and that the Inhabitants thereof may, from Time to
Time, have and enjoy the like Liberties, Benefits, Privile-
ges and Immunities, with the other Towns in this Colony,
according to our Royal Charter.
On Confideration whereof,
rr is Voted and Refohed^ That the faid Petition be,
and the fame is hereby, granted.
Both Houfes. being refolved into a Grand Committee,
chofe the Gentlemen, whofe Names are in the fubfequent ^J""" ^^°'
Lift, to ferve the Colony in the Offices afcribed to their
refpedive Names, to wit :
Stephen Hopkins, Efq; Chief 1 Juftice of the Superior Court
James He/me, Efq; Second j of Judicature, Court of
Benoni Hall, Efq; Third >■ Aflize, and General Gaol-
M^tcal/Bowlsr, Efq; Fourth 1 Delivery, in and thro'out
Stephen Potter, Efq; Fifth j the Colony.
John Roje, Efq; Second Jufticeof the Inferior Court
of Common Pleas, and General Seflions of the Peace,
tvithin and for the County of King'-County, in the Room
of John Cafe, Efq; who declines.
Simebn Perry, Efq; Third Juftice of the fame Court, in
the Room of John Rofe, Efq; advanced.
Syhefter Robinfon, Efq; Fourth Juflice of the fame
Court, in the Room oi Simeon Perry, Efq; advanced.
John Northup, Efq; Fifth Juftice of the fame Court,
in the Room of Syhejler Robinfon^ Efq; advanced.
Stephen Arnold, Efq; Third Juftice of the Inferior Court
of Common Pleas, and General Seflions of the Peace,
within and for the County of Kent, in the Room oi Stephen
Potter, Efq; who is chofen a Juftice of the Superior Court.
IVilliam Nichols, Efq; Fourth Juftice of the fame Court,
in the Room of Stephen Arnold, Efq; advanced.
John Warner, jun. Efq; Fifth Juftice of the fame Court,
in the Room of William Nichols^ Efq; advanced.
C Paul
30
jfunCy 1770.
Paul Tew, Efq; Sheriff of the County of Promt aence.
Jfaac Dayton, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel of tlie Regiment
of Militia in the County of Newport, in the Room of Jo~
Jepb Belcher, Efq; who declines.
Jofeph Borden, Efq; a Juftice of the Peace for the Town
of lohn/lon, in Addition to thofe already chofen.
Bencdi(ft Dayton, Captain,
Nathaniel Sowlc, Lieutenant,
William Tew, Cornet,
JohnBarker,jun, ^W-Majier.
Of the Firfl Troop of Horfe
in the County oi Newport.
OFFICERS to command the feveral Trained Bands or
Companies of Militia in the Colony.
NEWPORT,
Firfl Company :
Benjamin Yinnh^m, Captain.
Robert Dunham, Lieut.
Jofeph Pike, Enfign,
Second Company :
Elifha Lawton, Captain^
Stephen Hawkins, Lieut.
Timothy Peckham Hill,
{Enfign.
Third Company :
Jofliua Sayer, jun. Captain.
Jarhes Davis, Lieutenant.
Jofeph Smith, Enfign.
Fourth Company :
Hampton Lillibridge, Capt.
Lemuel Bailey, Lieutenant.
Benjamin Spooner, Enfign.
Portfmouth,
Firfl Company :
George Lawton, Captain.
Burrington Anthony, Lieut.
David Gifford, Enfign.
Second Company :
James Allen, (the Second)
{Captain.
Thomas Allen, Lieutenant.
William Remington, Enfign.
Warwick,
Firfl Company :
Benjamin Arnold, jun. Capf.
JohnGreene,(5'ono/Richard)
{Lieutenant.
Job Smith, Enfign.
Wejlerly,
Firfl Company :
Elkanah Babcock, Captain.
Thomas Thomplbn, Lieut,
Jofeph Pendleton, Enfign.
Second Company :
Samuel Champlin, Captain,
Samuel Allen, Lieutenant.
Abel Larkin, Enfign.
New-Shoreham Company :
Thomas Dickins, Captain,
Tormut Rofe, Lieutenant,
John Mott, Enfign.
North-Kingstown,
Firfl Company ;
Jofhua Davis, Captain.
JobTibbits, Lieutenant.
James Reynolds, {Son of
John) {En/ign,
Second Company :
John Congdon, {Son of Jo-
feph) {Captain.
Benjamin
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31
Benjamin Gardner, Lieut.
Stephen Congdoa, Enjign.
Third Company :
James Cooper, Captain.
George Hiames, Lieutenant.
William Brown, Enfign.
South' Kingitonvn,
Firft Company :
Samuel Wilfon, jun. Capt.
Thomas Steadman, jun.
{Lieutenant.
Auguftus Mumford, Enf^gn.
Second Company ;
Powel Helme, Captain.
Gardner William Mumford,
{Lieutenant.
Samuel Whaley,jun.£w/^/2.
Ea/i-Greenwicb,
Firft Company :
James Searle, Captain.
William Sweet, jun. L/Vo/.
Thomas Fofter, jun. Enjign
Second Company :
Allen Johnfton, Captain.
Job Vaughan, Lieutenant.
Jonathan Tibbits, Enjign.
Scituate,
Second Company :
Peter Cook, Captain.
Simeon Herrcnden, Lieut.
Daniel Cole, Enjign.
Weji- Greenwich^
Firfl: Company :
William Davis, Captain.
John Auftin, Lieutenant.
Jeremiah Mattefon, Enjign,
Second Company :
Benaiah Corps, Captain,
Edmund Mattefon, Lieut.
Caleb Green, Enjign.
Third Company :
Jonathan Mitchel, Captain.
Abel Ayl worth, Lieutenant.
Simon Gates, Enjign.
Exeter,
Second Company :
Job" Willcox, jun. Captain.
Jonathan Bates, Lieutenant.
Abr'm Willcox, {tbe Third)
{Enjign
JSr//?!?/ Company :
Jeremiah Ingraham,C2^/<7;/T,
Stephen Smith, Litutenant.
Hezekiah Munro, Enjign.
Cumberland,
Second Company :
Levi Tower, Captain.
Ephraim B:ov;n, Lieutenant.
Elias Philbrock, Enftgn.
Richmond Company :
Thomas Kinyon, (Soff 0/" Da-
vid) {Captain.
Job Moon, Lieutenant^ in
the Room of Jofeph Tefft,
jun. and Samuel Clarke,
who declined.
Cranjlony
Second Company :
Mefhech Potter, Captain.
Frederick Williams, Lieut.
Nathaniel Carpenter, E'njign»
Hopkinton,
Second Compacy :
Abel Tanner, Captain.
Jofias Witter, Lieutenant.
John Witter, jun. Enjign.
William Tanner, Efq; Fifth Juftice of the Peace for the
Town of Hopkinton, in the Room of "John Eur dick, Efq;
who declined.
Hezekiah Babcock, E^q; a Juftice of tbe Peace for the
fame Town, in Addition to thole already chofen.
Thomas
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Thomas TillingbaJ, Efq; Third Juftice of the Peace,
for the Town of Ea/t-Greenwich, in the Room of Syhcper
Sweet, Efq; who declined.
John Allen^ (Son of Jonathan) Efq; Major of the Regi-
rnent of Mihtia in the County of Kings-County, in the
Room of Sylve/ter Gardner^ Efq; who declined.
Charles Rhodes, Efq; a Juftice of the Peace for the
Town of Cranjlon, in the Room of Benjamin Carpenter^
who declines.
Whereas Eflher Sachem and Thomas Sachem prefer-
Petition of fed the following Petition unto this Aflcmbly, to wit :
Efther Sachem
Sachem To the Honorable General Ajjembly^ to be bolden at Newport,
granted. i„ tjjg County of Newport, on the Second Monday rf
June, A. D. 1770.
Humbly ftiew, Ejlher Sachem, of Charle/town in
Kings-County, who is Heir at Law to Thomas Ninigret^
Sachem of the Narraganfett Tribe of Indians, together
with her Hufband, Thomas Sachem, That the General Af-
fembly did take the Affairs of her deceafed Brother into
their Care, long before his Death, and appointrd a Com-
mittee to take an Accompt of his Debts, and difpofe of fo
much of his Lands, as would difcharge the Debts againft
him, who proceeded fo far as to take an Account of his
Debts, and to difpofe of a fmall Part of his Lands ; when
the General Aflembly interpofed, and appointed a new
Committee, to fet off what did belong to the Sachem, that
fhould be fold to difcharge the Debts againfl the Eflate j
which faid Committee have done Nothing. That as the
Affair hath been feveral Years in this Situation, the Credi-
tors to faid Eftate are uneafy, and the principal Part of faid
Eflate is under a heavy Mortgage, and unlefs the General
AlTembly orders Something to be immediately done, all
the Creditors will fue at Auguji Court : And that the Mort-
gage is now in Suit, and hath been continued Two Terms,
and mufl be yielded up at the Rifmg of Auguji Court, un-
lefs the Affair can be fettled before. Belides, the Debts
are upon Interefl, and increafe faft, which, with the Charges
of Two Law-Suits, will (wallow up the whole Eftaie, if
fpeedy Remedy be not taken. Therefore, they humbly
pray the General Alfembly to take their diftr died Circum-
ilances
June, I J 'JO, 33
ftances into Confideration, and order the laft appointed
Committee to proceed immediately, and fet off wiiai Lands
rhall be fold, and upon their fetting off laid Land, that the
former Coinmittee immediately proceed to difpofe of the
Lands, and pay the Demands againft the Ertate, To far as
the General AfTembly have ordered them to be paid -■*
And they, as in Duty bound, will ever pray.
Eflher Sachem, -f her Mark,
July i\,ijjo. Ibe/nasSacbem,.:^.. his Mark.
On Confideration whereof,
IT is Voted and Refolved, That the foregoing Petition
be, and hereby is, granted.
Whereas Job Bentief. Efq; Mr. PardanTillwgkaJ! snd Jj^"""//
Metcalf Bowler,, Efq; who were appointed a Committee Ttl/ingia/i.ie
to audit the Accounts of the Naval-Qfficerj prefented unto ^- *'"^''j^.
this AfTembly a State of his Account, together with the i^^^^ ^^^i
following Report and Account, by them charged againft
the Colony, /o wit :
We the Subfcribers, being appointed by the Honorable
General AfTembly, at the ScfTion in May lart, a Commil-
tee to audit the Accounts of Mr. fyilliam Wanton, Navjl-
Officer, do report, That we have carefully examined the
Books and Account?, produced by Mr. James Clarke, his
Deputy, and do find, that there is due to the Colony, from
Mr. fVilliam Wanton, on the Adjuflment of his Accounts,
the above being an exadt State thereof, the Sum of Four-
teen Pounds, Fourteen Shillings, and Ten Pence, lawful
Money. Job- Bennet,
Pardon 'JilUngbajl^
Newport, June \z, 1770. Me real/ Bowler,
The Colony Dr. to the Committee,
For our Service in fettling the Accounts, i 7 /» e
Day each, j '*
And the Premifes being duly conCdercd, It is Foted and
Pefolved, That the faid Report be accepted : That the faid
Account be allowed, and that Eighteen Shillings, law ul
Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Jab
Bennet, Pardon TiUinghaji^ and Metcaif BmtlsTi out of
the Light Money.
D Whereas
34 June, 1770.
Whereas Nicholas Tillingbajl, Efq; was appointed
y. Cofc »p- One of the Committee, to inquire into the Errors, if any,
P?«""'i One which might be pointed out to them by the Committee of
mittcetoeM- the TowD o( South-Kifigstown, in the late Ertimate of the
ininetheEfti- ratable Eftatcs of faid Town, &c. declines ferving, // is
""«• therefore Voted and Refohed, That John Cole, Efq; be and
he is hereby, appointed One of the faid Committee, in the
Room of the faid Nicholas Tillinghq/l.
JT is Voted and ReJoheJ, That the Secretary be, and
be'?n"to ^ he is hereby, empowered and diredted, to procure p/inted
Attorney. Copies of all the Laws, A<3s and Orders, made and pafled
Generai. fince the ncw Digcft, and, under the Seal of the Colony,
cluly certified, to deliver the fame to the Attorney-Gene-
ral, and fo, from Time to Time, for the future, to tranfmit
the fame to him, in the fame Manner as by Law is direct-
ed to be fent to the feveral Town-Clerks in the Colony.
I
AneU to WHEiiEAS at the laft Seffion, this AfTembly appointed
r^'r^h'* J^^^hmeel Bowers, Efq;to have the Care and Charge of the
HoJc. '^ '' Light-Houfe, &c. And this Aflembly is now informed,
that he is not in Pofleffion of the Land whereon the Light-
Houfe (lands, nor of the Houfc in which the Keeper lives,
it is therefore Voted and Refched, That the faid Vote be fu-
ipended and of no Force, until further Orders from this
Aflembly, and that, in the mean Time, Jofiab Arnold, Efq;
continue to have the Care of the Light-Houfe.
C<«?J']««» rr is Voted and Refolved, That the General Trcafurer,
the Petitioni Col. Joh Bennet, George Hazard, Efq; together with the
vfWickhoM Attorney-General, be, and they are hereby, continued a
and Sceti, Committee, in the Matters of the Colony, with Meffrs.
Benjamin IVickham and George Scott, according to Ap-
pointment, at laft February Seflion of 'this Aflembly : And
that they, the faid Committee, or the major Part of them,
make Report to the next SefTion.
Reportonthe Whereas Jojiah Arnold^ and Charles Spooner, Efqrs.
yght-Honfe. prgfented unto this Aflembly, the following Report, to wit :
Agreeable to a Vote of the General Aflembly, at the
laft Seflion, we have inrpe(fled into the prefent Conditioa
of the Light-Houle, aiid find the Wooden Work to be
very
June, 17 JO, 35
very dcfeiflivc, which we believe is owing to a great Damp-
nefs continually within the Walls, there not being Win-
dows enough to admit Air fufficicnt to keep the Timbers
dry ; fo that, unlcfs Something be done to prevent it, there
is Danger of the Lanthorn's falling. We therefore re-
commend to your Honors, That Floors be made, Twelve
or Fourteen Fcetafunder, withoppofite Windows on each
Floor, which, in all Probability, will let in Air fufHcient to
keep the Wooden Work dry, and make it lafling; other-
wife, from it's prefent Cc)nftru(5lion, it cannot be expeded,
there being only Three Windows in the whole Building,
which confill of Four fmall Gla/Tes each.
fVe are your Honors
moji obedient, bumble Servants,
Jofiah Arnold,
Charles Spooner.
And the faid Report being duly confidered, // is Voted
and Rejbhed, That the fame be, and hereby is, accepted.
Whereas Mcffrs. Jonathan Jeffers, Samuel Brown, and j j^pf,^ j,
John Simpfon, exhibited unto this Airembly an Account, BrfvuH, and
by them charged againft the Colony, for cleaning the Court- j^'/j^^^f^'
Houfe in Newport, from June, 1769, to June, 1770, cut-
ting Wood for the fame, Sec, And the faid Account be-
ing duly examined. It is Voted and Refolved, That the
fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Two Pounds,
Seven Shillings, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof,
be paid the faid Jonathan Jejers, Samuel Brown, and John
Sitnpjon, out of the General Treafury.
Whereas the Hon. Jofeph fVanton, Efq; the Hon.
Stephen Hopkins, Efq; and Jofeph Hazard, Efq; were, _
at the Sefllon of Aflembiy in February laft, ap- feuietheDif-
pointed a Committee, they, or the major Part of them, to P"'" am'^ng
inquire into the Subjed-Matter of fome Difputes between ctndfloed,''
EJiher Sachem, calling herfelf Queen of the Tribe of Indi^
ans in this Colony) Thomas Sachem, her Hufband, and
Henry Harry, on the One Part, and Samuel Niles and o-
thers, of the other Part, &c. as by the Vote of faid Aflem-
biy may appear : And as Nothing yet hath been done m
faid Affair, It is Voted and Rejohed, That the faid Com-
mittee be ftill continued, for the Pupofe aforefaid : And
that they, or the major Part of them, peiform faid Bufinefs,
and make Report 10 the General Aifemoly, as foon ascoit-
vcn.ently may be. An
2,6 yune^ ^77^'
An A61 for incorporating the Weft Part of
the Town of Warren^ into a Townfhip, to
be diftinguiihed and known by the Name
of Barrington.
Barrinrtan /?^ '' Enabled by this General Ajfemhly, and, by the Au-
incorporated. ■*-' thority thereof. It IS EnaSled, That the Town oiJVar->
ren be, and the fame is hereby, divided into Two diftin<ft
and feparate Towns : That the Bounds between them be
as the River between Brijlol and Rumfiick extends itfelf
Northerly to Miless Bridge : That all the Lands on the
Wefterly Side of laid River be, and they are hereby eredled
and made into aTowndiip, to be diftinguifhed, called and
known by the Name of Barrington : And that the Inha-
bitants thereof (hall choofc Two Deputies to reprefent them
in the General Aflembly j and ihall have, hold and enjoy
all and fingular the Liberties, Privileges and Immunities
which the other Towns in this Colony have, enjoy and
are entitled to.
AND be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforefaid.
That all Debts due, and Money belonging to the Town
oi Warren, before the Divifion thereof, by this Aft made,
/hall be divided according to the laft Tax : That all Debts
due from the faid Town before the Divliion, Ihall
be fettled and made in the fame Manner : And that the
Poor of faid Town be divided between the faid Two Towns
in Proportion to their Taxes and Debts.
AND be it further EnaSled, by the Authority aforejaid^
That all and every of the Juftices of the Peace, and Mi-
litary Officerswho were chofen and appointed for the Towa
o£ JVarren, and live in that Part thereof which is now made
Barrington, be, ond they are hereby, continued in their re-
fpedive Offices, with as full Power and ample Authority,
in every Particular, as they had in Confequence of their be-
ing chofen into, and comm ffionated for, the Offices by
them refpedlively furtained : And that James Brown, Efq;
be, and he is hereby, authorized, and fully empowered, to
iffije a Warrant and call the Freemen of the Town of Bar-
rington, to meet together at fuch Time and Place, within
faid Town, as he fliall think fit, on or before the Eighth
Day of July next, in order tochoofe and appoint all Offi-
cers necefTary for managing and conducing the prudential
Affairs of faid Town, agreeable to the Laws of this Colony.
AND
June, 17 JO. 2>1
^ND he it further Ena^ed, by the Jluthor'tty aforefaii^
That the faid Town of Barrington fhall fend Three Grand
and Two Petit-Jurors to each of the Superior and Inferior
Courts, which Iball be holden in the County of Briflol :
And that the Town o{ Warren fhall fend Three Grand and
Four Petit-Jurors to each of the faid Courts.
AND be it further EnaSied, by the Authority aforefaidt
That Nathaniel Falei, Thomas Throop, and Daniel Brad-
Jord, Efqrs, all of Briftol, be, and they are hereby, appoint-
ed a Committee to fettle and proportion the Debts and Poor
of faid Town, agreeable to the laft Tax of faid Town.
IT is Voted and Refohed, That Mr. Thomas Freebodyhe,
and he is hereby, appointed and dire(fted to repair the Pen- ^" ^o^tr^
dant, and procure a new Flag and Halliards, and One fome Necef-
Barrel of Tar for the Ufe of Fort-G^or^<?; and alfo to pro- t^l^'^°lr
vide and fupply Six Cords of Pines for repairing the Wharf, '^ '
that the Soldiers may amend and repair the fame.
JT is Voted and Refolved, That all Bufinefs lying before
this Aflembly, unfinifhed, be, and the fame is hereby, re- Adjoum-
ferred to the next Seflion : That the Secretary publirti the
Adls and Orders, now made and pafled, by Beat of Drum
in the Town ol Newport, inTenDays after the Rifing of this
Affembly, and, within Thirty, fend Copies thereof to the
Sheriff of each County, by him to be tranfmitted to the
Clerk of each Town belonging to the County : And that
this AfTembly be, and hereby is, adjourned to the Second
Monday in September next, thento meet at Eaji-Greenwich,
GOD Save the KING
Vuhlijhed according to Order ^ Monday the 2^th o/June,
'hVnRY ward, Sec'ry.
A TRUE Copy duly examined :
WITNESS
menc.
N E fVP OUT : Printed by Solomon Southwuk,
September^ ijyo,
39
At theGENERALAsSEMBLYoftheGoVER-
NOR andCoMPANYof the £;?^//^ Colony
o^ Rhode^IJland^ and Providence Plant ati^
ons^ mNew-Englandy in America-^ begun
and holden by Adjournment at Eafl-'
Greenwich^ within and for the faid Colo-
ny, on theSecond Monday in September ^
in the Year of our LORD OneThoufand
Seven Hundred and Seventy, and Tenth
of theReign of His Moft Sacred Majefty,
GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of
GOD, King of Great-Britain^ and fo
forth.
PRESENT,
Hhe Hon. Darius Seffions, EJq'y
DEPUTY-GOVERNOR.
SaMUSL DvRfi, Efq;
Solomon Drown, Efqi
David Harris, Efq-,
Thomas Wickes, Efq-,
Jonathan Randall, Elq;
Joseph Hazard, Efq-,
William Richmond, Efq;
\ AfTiftants,
The SECRETARY.
DEPUTIES
40 September , 1770.
D E P U T I E S from the fcvcral TOWNS.
The Hon. Metcalf Bowler, Efq-, Speaker.
NEWPORT:
Thomas Cranfton, Efq;
George Hazard, Efq;
Capt. Samuel Carr,
Capt. William Read,
Mr. Thomas Freebody.
Providence :
Daniel Jenckes, Efq;
Mr. Mofes Brown,
Mr. Benjamin Man,
Stephen Hopkins, Efq.
Portsmouth :
Jlfr, Speaker,
Mr. Thomas Brownell,
John Almy, Efq.
Warwick :
Philip Greene, Efq;
Mr. Benjamin Greene,
Stephen Arnold, Efq;
Mr. Paul Greene.
Westerly :
Mr, James Rhodes.
New-Shoreham :
None.
North-Kingstown :
Mr. Ezekiel Gardner,
John Northup, Efq.
South-Kingstown :
Rowland Robinfon, Efq;
Mr. Samuel Rodman.
East-Greenwich :
Major Prefcrved Pearce,
William Peirce, Efq.
Jamestown :
Mr. John Eldred.
Smithfield :
Caleb Aldrich, Efq;
Daniel Mowrey, jun. Efq.
Scituate :
Mr. William Wett,
Job Randall, Efq.
Gloucester : None.
Charlestown :
Gideon Hoxfie, EJq;
Capt. Jofeph Stanton.
West-Greenwich :
William Nichols, Efq;
Mr. Thomas Rogers.
Coventry :
Stephen Potter, Efq;
Mr. Nathaniel Greene.
Exeter :
Daniel Barber, Efq;
George Peirce, Efq.
Middletown :
Mr. Thomas Coggeiliall,
Mr. Thomas Peckham.
Bristol ;
William Pearce, Efq.
Tiverton :
William Cooke, Efq.
Little-Compton :
Thomas Church, Efq.
Warren :
Mr. Cromel Child.
Cumberland :
Jeremiah Whipple, Efq;
John Dexter, EJq.
Richmond :
Mr. Stephen Hoxfie,
Robert Stanton, Efq.
Cranston :
Caleb Potter, Efq;
Capt. Matthew Manchefter,
HoPKINTON :
Thomas Wells, jun. EJq.
Johnston :
Col. John Waterman.
North-Providence :
Ci7/>/. Jofeph Olney.
Barrington :
Samuel Allen, (the 2d) Efq;
JosiAs Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of the Lower Htufe.
September y 1770. 41
HERE AS Mr. George Lawton, Keeper of His
Majelly's Gaol in the County of Newport, exhi- '^■^"^""l
bited unto this Aflembly an Account, by him ,25,4,
charged againft the Colony, for the Maintenance of Ifaac
ff^iliiamsy a poor Prifoner at the Suit of the King : And
the faid Account being duly examined, // is Voted and Re-
jolved, That the fame be, and hereby is, allowed, and that
One Pound, Twelve Shillings and Three Pence, lawful
Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid George
Lawton, out of the General Treafury.
Whereas Mr. Benjamin Man exhibited unto this Af- ^ Maml-
fembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony, loweaiJl.j*
for Materials provided for, and Work done upon, the Court-
Houfc in Providence : And the faid Account being duly
examined, It is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be, and
hereby is, allowed, and that Eighteen Pounds, S-ven Shil-
lings, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid
the faJd Benjamin Man, out of the General Treafury.
Whereas Mr. Thomas Freebody exhibited unto this aiibwed 3U
Affembly an Account, charged againft the Colony «2».
by Mr. Jobn Nichols, for Six Cords of Pine Logs to repair
the Wharf at Goat-ljland : And the faid Account being
duly examined, It is Voted and Rejohed, That the fame be,
and hereby is, allowed, and that Three Pounds, Twelve
Shillings, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be
paid the faid Thomas Freebody, out of the General Trea-
fury.
Whereas Mr. Thomas Freebody cx\A\yA^d unto this Af- T. Tmhly
fembly an Account charged againft theColony,byMr.y<JOT« **!''*'«<* '"•
Cahooney for a Barrel of Tar for Fort-G^or^f : And the faid
Account being duly examined. It is Voted and Refohedy
That the fame be, and hereby is, allowed, and that Twelve
Shillings, lawful Money, h^ing the Amount thereof, be
paid the faid Thomas Freebody, out of the General Trea-
fury.
IT is Voted and Refolved, That Mr. Thomas Freebody be, t. FrttMy
and he is hereby, appointed to procure the Wharf at Goat- apo'"ted to
T/t J \ ■ . .-r-t 1 r- 1 ,• T-< »-. r repair the
Ifland to he repaired : That the Soldiers at rort-Gforg'? af- v/harf at
fiil therein, to whom the Captain of Fon-George fhall give G»at-ijia»d,
Orders
42 September^ "^77^'
Orders to obey the faid Thomas Freebody, in making faid
Repairs : And that he hire luch other help as he (hall
think ncceflary.
Whereas Job Bennet, Efqj exhibited unto this Aflem-
^ _ , biy an Account, by him charged againft the Colony, for
lowed 9I. 123 providing bturr, and making a Hag for, and repairing the
l^- ?• Pendant at, Fort-Gif or^^ : And the faid Account being duly
examined, It is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be, and
hereby is, allowed, and that Nine Pounds, Twelve Shil-
lings and Five Pence, Half-Penuy,lawfulMoney,being the
Amount thereof, be paid the faid Job Bennet, out of the
General Treafury.
Whereas Meflrs. John Remington, Oliver Hull, and
&&"- 7°^" Gardner, the AflefTors of Rates for the Town of James-
jowed il. 4«. town, exhibited unto this AfTembly an Account, by them
3d ' L. M. charged againft the Colony, for aflelTing upon the the Inhar
7d. o. tJ* bitants of faid Town, the Rate ordered by the General Af-
fembly in February, 1769: And the faid Account being
duly examined. It is Voted and Refolved, That the fame
be, and hereby is, allowed, and that One Pound, Four
Shillings, and One Penny, Three Farthings, lawful Money,
and Tvventy-three Pounds, Seventeen Shillings, and Seven
Pence, Old Tenor, being the Amount thereof, be paid the
faid John Remington, Oliver Hull, and John Gardner^ out
of the General Treafury.
Committee •'^" Voted and Re/ohed, That the Hon. Stephen HoP"
to prepare a kins, E(q; George Hazard, Efq; and the Secretary, be, and
niore°effeftu- *^^y ^^^ hereby, appointed a Committee to prepare a Bill
al colledliDg for thc morc efFedual colleding of fuch Taxes as fhall
of taxes. hereafter be a{refled,by Order of the General AfTembly, up-
on the fcveral Towns in this Colony.
Report of tKe Whereas the Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efj; and Jcfe.pb
Committee Hazard, Efq; prefented unto this AfTembly the following
^I^^'dI'^'VO^'' to wit :
putes among
the Indians, We the Subfcribers, being appointed a Committee by the
General AfTembly to inquire into fome Difputes fubfifling
among the Narraganfet Tribe of Indians, and to endeavour
to fettle the fame, do report.
That
September^ Ty'jo. 43
That we repaired into the Indian Country, convened
all the principal Indians there before us, and prevailed
with them all to agree, that as much of their Land may
be Ibid, as will pay the late Sachem Thomas's Debts : Pro-
vided, that no Land be fold for that Purpofe, but fuch as
the Tribe fhall appoint ; and that the General Aflembly
pafs an Ad:, that no more of the Indian Lands may be
fold afterwards, upon any Pretence whatfocver.
The Indiam requefted, that the Committee, appointed
to adjuft the Sachem Thomas's Debts, may be empowered
to examine for what the Debts beciame due, notwithftand-
ing they may now be reduced to Mortgages, Bonds,
Notes, &c. fuggefting great Impofitions therein.
The Indians further requefted, that the General h(-
fembly would appoint Two of them to be Juftices of the
Peace, for punKbing Drunkennefs, Breach of the Peace,
and other Offences amongft thenifelves.
Then the Indians pointed out the following Parcels of
Land to be fold :— -i. The large Houfe the late Sachem
Thomas lived in, with Twenty-fix Acres of Land adjacent
to it : — 2. The Houfe the late Sachem George dwelt in,
with about Sixty Acres of Land about it:— 3. A Tradl
of Land heretofore fold at Vendue to Ifaac Nye, but not
yet meafured, nor any Deed given : — 4. A fmall Piece of
Land in Poffeflion of James Perry : — 5. A fmall Piece
of Land in Pofleffion of Jofeph Hoxfie .•—6. Nine Acres
and an Half of Land lying by a Place called fVelfhare ;—
And laftly, as much of the Cedar Swamp as will complete
the Payment of Thomas'^ Debts.
Finally, the Indians did agree and promife to provide,
as good a Support for the remaining Branches of the Royal
Family, as the fmall Remains of their public Lands, and
the loyal Affedlions of a poor People can admit.
All which Agreements and Requifitions we promifed
the Indians to recommend to the General Affembly, as
fit to be confirmed and granted. And we do accordingly
recommend them as worthy the Notice and Approbation
of the General AiTembly, and prefume to fubfcribe our-
felve.s Tbetr Jaitbjul Servants^
Stephen Hopkin:,
SMfi-Grurmitb, Sept. 10, 1770. Jojepb Hazard.
B Amo
^4 September^ 1770.
And the (aid Report being duly confidered, // ii Vo-
ted and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is, accept-
ed and approved, excepting that Part thereof recommend-
ing rt to the General Alfembiy to appoint Indian Juftices
of the Peace, which is difapproved by this AiTembly.
iTis further Voted and Refohed, That the feveral Pie-
ces and Parcels of Land and Eftates, mentioned in the faid
Report, be fold for paying the late Sachem Thomai\ Debts :
And that no other of" the Indian Lands be thereafter fold
op any Pretence whatever.
IT is further Voted and Refohed, That the Committee
appointed to adjuft the faid Sachem Thomah Debts, and
to fell the Lands for Payment thereof, be, and they are
hereby ,empowered to examine how the Debts became due,
notwithftanding they may now be reduced to Mortgages,
Bonds, Notes, or Judgments of Court which have been
obtained by Default : That no more of faid Debts be paid,
than fhall appear to be juftly due : And that the laid
Committee be, and they are hereby, empowered to defend
againfl all Adions that have been, or fhall be, brouglu a-
gainft the late Sachem Thomas's Eftate : And that all Ex-
pcnces and Cofts, attending the defending in any Atftion,
brought, or that may be brought againft the faid Eftate,
fhall be defrayed out of the faid Eftate.
AND it is further Voted and Refohed, That the Hon.
Stephen Hopkins, Efq; be, and he is hereby, added to the
Committee appointed to adjuft the Debts of the faid Tbo-
mas, to examine how they became due, and to fell and
difpofe of the Lands for the Payment thereof.
Direciorsap- Whereas the Deputies of the Town oi Neivpcrt, by
pointed for Order and in Behalf of laid Town, reprefented unto this
Hnufe"nr" -^^^n^^'y' '^h^* >^ Bennet, Efq; and Mr. John H'antcn,
Granary Lot- {^^^ of Gideon) prefented a Remonftrance to faid Town,
teryiR Neu-]n Towo-Mceting alTembled, praying the Town to pay
'"''• them the Money due to them for carrying on the Building
of the Market-Houfe and Granary in faid Town, fo far as
the fame is done : And thereupon the faid Deputies pray-
ed this Afiembly to appoint Jofeph IVanton, jun. Efq-, Mr.
Samuel Lyndon, jun. Jofepb PVanton, Eiq-, (Son oi Gideon)
Mr. Thomas Freebody, Daniel Dunham, Efq; and Charles
Spooncr, Efqj Dircdlors to carry oa a Lottery or Lotteries,
to
September^ ij'jo, 45
to finirh faid Building, and alfo to pay the faid Job Bennett
and yokn JVanton, the Money due to them, out of the
Fu ft Money that fhall be raifed by faid Lottery or Lotteries.
On Confidcration whereof,
FT is Voted and Refolved, That the laid Jofeph Wanton^
jun. Samuel Lyndon, Jofeph IVanton, (Son of Gideon) Tbo~
mas Freebody, Daniel Dunham, and Charles Spoont)-, be, and
they are hereby, appointed Diredt^ofs of the faid Market-
Hcufe and Granary Lotteries, to be carried on for raiiing
Money to pay the late Committee appointed to build the
faid Market-Houle and Granary, and for finifliing and
completing the fame : And that the fame be done without
any Expence to the Colony,
Whereas a Number of the Inhabitants of the Towns
oi JVeJlerly zrid Hopkinton, prtfcTrid a Petiiion and rcpre- Aftreftrain-
fented unto this Aflembly, That at the Inftance of divers ^f^^S fJ^e/i"*-
/ ' ^ Cry in /^aov*
Inhabitants of the Colony of ConneiJicut, who fhewed eaiud re-
them a Draught of an Adl for retraining the Fiftiery in peaied.
Taivcatuck River, propofed to be pafiVd by the General
Aflembly of the Colony of Cofme£Iicut, many of the Inha-
bitants of the faid Towns thinking the fame would be of
public Utility, prayed the General Aflembly of this Colo-
ny, to pafs an Aift, fimilar to that above-mentioned, laying
heavy Fines and Penalties upon fuch Perfons as fliould
make any Wears, or draw any Seines in faid River, from
Tbomos Gardners Point, to the utmoft Extent of faid Ri-
ver, &c. which was accordingly pafled : That the General
Aflembly of the Colony of CcnncSlicut have always refu-
fed to pafs the faid propofed Aft, and have at length voted
the fame out : And that the Inhabitants of faid Colony of
ConneSlicut, bordering upon faid River, have taken the Ad-
vantage thereof, and erefted a Number of Wears upon
faid River, and draw Seines therein with good Succcfs,
while the Inhabitants of this Colony are rertrained from
the Fifliery in faid River, unlefs they will go upon ConneC'
ticut Side, and draw in the Wears there erefted ; Eighteen
Dollars having been given by an Inhabitant of Wejlerlyy
for the Privilege of drawing in One of their Wears. And
thereupon they prayed this Aflfembly, That the late Aft,
reftridingthe Flfhery in Paivcatuck River, may be repeal-
ed ; and that the former Ad may (land in Force.
On
46 September^ ^11^*
On Confidcration whereof,
BE it 'BnaSled by this General Jfemhly, and, by the Au~
thority tberenj, it ts Enacted, That the Prayer in the faid
Petition contained, be, and the fame is hereby granted.
Whereas William Greene , Efq-, Mr. Thmas Freebody,
and Mr. William Elkry, exhibited unto this Affembly tlie
mCreeniil- following Account, by them charged againft the Colony,
7*^1^ *i r' ^^^ ^^'"^ Services as Part of the Committee appointed to
1 8s. a^d ^. inquire what Money is due to the Colony from particular
ElJirj 1 8 s. Perfons, &c. to ivit :
Colony of Rhode-Ifland, Dr. to William Greene, Tho-
mas Freebody, and William Ellery.
To William Greene's Time and Expence in go- ^
ing to Newport, Providence, and King'i- / ^
- lo-fA.-
2 O
County, to procure Certificates in the Colo-
ny's Behalf, &c. 7 Days, at 6f. J
To Thomas Freebody, for his Time and Trou- 7 -, , q
ble about the faid Bufinefs, i
To William Ellery, for his Time and Trouble 7 «
about the faid Bufinels. 3
Lawful Money. ^.3 180
And the faid Account being duly examined, // is Vo-
ted atidRefolved, That the fame be, and hereby is, allowed,
and that Two Pounds, Two Shillings, lawful Money, be
paid the faid William Greene, Eighteen Shillings, lawful
Money, be paid the faid Thomas Freebody, and Eighteen
Shillings, lawful Money, be paid the faid William Ellery ^
out of the General Treafury.
Gen.Treafu-
Trel^eVtf ^'^ " ^^''''^ '^"'^ Refohcd, That the General Treafurer
iieiu-Shtre- bc, and he is hereby, directed to commence an Atflion im-
ham. mediately, againft the Town Treafurer of the Town of
New-Shorcham, for what remains due of faid Town's Pro-
Report of the portion of the laft Colony Rate.
Committee
exSbelhf Whereas Thomas Church, John Cole, Simeon Perry,
Eftimate of Sylvejler Child, and John Rice, Efqrs. prefented unto this
S-Kw^pown. Aflembly the following Report, to wit : To
September^ lyjo, 47
To the Honorable the General Ajjembly oj the Englifh Colo-
ny of Rhode-Ifland, to be held at Eaft-Greenwich, on the
0(p«n</ Monday o/" September, A. D. 1770.
We the Subfcribcrs, being, by the Hon. General Aflem-
bly, appointed a Committee to examine into the Errors
and Miftakes which fhould be pointed out to us, by a Com-
mittee from the Town oi' South-Kingstown, in the general
Eftimation of their Town, met at Little-Reft, the 1 3th In-
flant, and applied to the Gentlemen of the Committee, to
point out to us the Errors, &c. But inftead of doing that,
atter Waiting till the i6th Inftant, they fent a Rcqueft, in
Writing, that we would appoint a future Day for the
hearing them refpedting (aid Errors ; as aifo that we would
procure for them all the Lifts of the Inhabitants of the Co-
lony, together with the Rolls of all the Towns except New^
Shoreham, which Requeft is herewith prefented, to which
we gave an Anfwer, which is alio herewith prefented, figni-
fying our Opinion, that it was not in our Power to comply
therewith, and gave ourReafons in Support of that Opini-
on ; to wiiich they made a Reply, which is alfo annexed,
but very little to the Purpofe, and renewed their former
Requeft. But we informed them, in Writing, that we
had already given our Opinion, that we could not comply
with it i and that as they had not pointed out to us any Errors
in their Rolls, and fignified they Ihould not, we concluded
we had no further Buflneis here.
All which is humbly fubmicted, by
Your Honors
Moft bumble Servants,
Thomas Churchy
John Cole,
Little-Rejl^ Aug. 17, 1770. Simeon Ferry,
Syhejler Child^
'jfobn Rice.
And the faid Report being duly confidered, // is Voted
and Re/olved, That the fame be, and hereby is, accepted :
This AfTembly being of Opinion that faid Committee have
difcharged the Truft repofed, in them, with Fidelity and
Uprightnefs, as far as it was in their Power to do the
(ame, C Whereas
48 September^ ^11^-
Whereas T:bomai Church, John Cole, Bimeon Perry,
lofrAl'. Syhepr Child, and John Rice, Efqrs. prefentcd unto this
ry. s. Child, Affembly the following Account, to wit :
and 7, Jtict,
allowed aoi. ^^^ ^^^^^ 0/ Rhode- Ifland,/o the Committee/or examining
the Ejlimate of South-Kingftown, Dr.
Ss
3 3
To Thomas Church, for himfelf and Horfe-i /•
hire, Expences, &c. 7 Days, at qf, per Day, l^'
To John Cole, for ditto, 10 Days, at 9/! 4100
To Simeon Perry, for ditto, lo Days, at 9/ 4100
To Sylve/ler Child, for ditto, 6 Days, at 9. 2140
To John Rice, for ditto, 6 Days, at 9/ 2140
To Jofeph Lippitt, Efq; who attended npon^
the Committee twice, at their Requefl, for 6(2 14 o
Days, at 5/.' - - - J
And the faid Account being duly examined, It is Voted
end Rejohed, That the fame be. and hereby is, allowed,
and that Twenty Pounds, Five Shillings, lawful Money,
being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Tkomai Churchy
John Cole, Simeon Perry, Sylve/itr Child, and John Rice,
out of the General Treafury.
Gen. Treafu- // is Voted and Refoked, That the Town ofSoutb-Kings-
Tow"n'^Trei- ^^''^" 'omicdiately proceed to afTefs and colle(5t their Pro-
furer of s, portion of the lafl Colony Rate, agreeable to the General
Kingstc-wn, Eftimate j and that they pay the fame into the General
Tax be not Treafury, with Interefl, on or before the Twenty-fifth Day
paid by the of OSiober next : That, upon Failure thereof, the General
VirwKt^^z. Treafurer be, and he i« hereby, dir&fted to commence an
A6Uon againft the Town-Treafurer of the faid Town, a-
greeable to Law : And that if the faid Town fhall not, by
the Time abovementioned, pay unto the General Treafu-
rer the Sum of Twenty Pounds, Five Shillings, lawful
Money, being the Sum allowed to the Committee which
was appointed at the Requefl of the faid Town, to exa-
mine the late EfHmate of the ratable Eftates in faid Town,
for their Service, that then the faid Town-Treafurer be
fued, for that Charge alfo, in another Adion.
Whereas
September^ lyyo^ 49
Whereas the General AfTcmbly at the Seflion held
on the Jaft Monday in February, A. D. 1763, did grant a ?y",^T°'
Lottery confifting of Two Claflcs, in Order to raifc a Sum ,/„Lott«y
of Money tor Building a Wharf, at a Place called Cburcb'% empowered
Harbour, in Little-Compton ; and this Aflembly is now in- ^icteuVf"
formed, that One of the faid ClalTes hath been drawn, and the Second
the Money, raifed thereby, hath been appropriated to the ^'*^'- .A°** ■
Ufe above-mentioned : That a Number of the Tickets of appoin'ted to
the Second Clafs, have been difpof^d of, but that the Di- <«"'€ the
rtdors cannot, by any Means, fell the Remainder, and are ^"* ^'*^*'
thereby prevented from profecuting faid Lottery any fur-
ther: And that divers Perfons, who have purchafed laid
Tickets, and given their Notes to the Dircdlors therefor,
have fince difpofed of Tickets to others, who are often cal-
ling upon the Oircdors for the Price of the Ticket9.
Kit therefore Voted and Refoked, That the faid Direfl-
ors, or their Executors, be, and they are hereby, empowered
to call in all the Tickets of the faid Second Clafs ; and to
put in Suit all fuch Notes as they have received for Tickets,
to enable them to pay the Poffcflbrs of the faid Tickets for
the fame.
jindit is further Voted and Refihed, That Mefs'rs Gtde"
en Taylor, Philip Taylor, and George fVood, be, and they
are hereby, appointed a Committee to audit the Accounts
of the Diredors, refpeding the Firft Clafs of the faid Lot-
tery : That the fame be done without any Expencc to the
Colony : And that they make Report to this Aflembly, as
loon as conveniently may be.
Whereas it hath been reprcfented unto this Aflembly, Cj^i ;„
that the Gaol in Kings-County is infufticient to fecure Kings-County
Prifoncrs, It is therefore Voted andRefohed, That the She- S^^^ ^jj^^
rifFof the County of King's-County be, and he is hereby, ed.
diredted to prepare, and ftrengthen Two Rooms in faid
Gaol, in fuch a Manner as effedually to lecure criminal
Offenders.
AN
50 September^ ^71^'
AN ACT for calling in and {Inking all the
Old Tenor Bills of Public Credit, that are
outftanding, and now paillng in this Co-
lony.
Aft for fink- /? ^ '^ Enabled by this Ginrral Ajjembly, and, by the Au-
ing the out- -'-' thoftty thereof, it is Enailed, That trom and after the
of cSt^of* ^"^ ^^y °^ January, One Thoufand, Seven Hundred,
the Old Te- and Seventy-one, no Old Tenor Bills fliall be received in
nor. Payment for any Goods fold, or paid away for any Goods
bought, but they (hall wholly ceafe pafling as a Currency
in this Colony, and (hall all be carried into the General
Treafury, and there be received by the General Trealurer}
who fliall give to thePerfon or Pcrfuns bringing the fame,
a Treafurer's Note or Notes, far the Sums they fhall deli-
ver into the General Treafury, payable the Firlt Day of
January, One Thoufand, Seven Hundred and Seventy-
two, without Intereft : That if the faid Notes be not paid
at faid Time, they fhall carry Intereft, at the Rate of Six
perCent perAnn,until paid : That noNote be given for a lefs
Sum than Three Shillings, lawful Money : That for every
Eight Pounds, Old Tenor, fo delivered into the General
Treafury, a Note for Six Shillings, lawful Money, (hall be
given, and foin Proportion for a greater or lefs Sum,
AND be it further Enacted by the Authority afore faid.
That the faid Notes fliall be received by the General Trea-
furer, and by the Keeper of the Grand Committee's Of-
fice, in Difcharge for any Old Tenor Debts that are due
to the Colony, and by all other Perfons, in Difcharge of
private Contrads for Old Tenor, at the abovementioned
Rate.
AND be it further Enabled by the Authority aforefaid.
That Mr. Edxvard Tburfton, jun. and Mr. Benjamin Nic-
hols, be, and they are hereby, appointed, with the General
Treafurer, to receive and infpcd into the Goodnefs of all
Old Tenor Bills that fliall be offered in the General Trea-
fury : That they effedually deface all counterfeit Bills
that fhall be prefented them, fo as to render them impafTa-
ble, and then, if requefted, return them to the Perfons
who
September^ ijjo, S'
who fhall bring them : That the General Treafarcr fhall
make a fair Lift in a Book, of all the Old Tenor he (hall
receive, with the Names of the Perlbns of whom he fhall
receive the fame : And that he alfo caufe Advertifements
to be inferted in the Newport and Providence News-Pa-
pers, calling upon all Perfons to bring into the General
Trcafury, all their Old Tenor Bills, including the Bills e-
mitted in the Year One Thoufand, Seven Hundred and
Fifty ; which Advertifements fhall continue until the Firft
Pay of jTa/y, One Thoufand, Seven Hundred and Seventy-
one;
AND be it further EnaSled by the Authority aforefaid.
That the General Treafurer be, and he is hereby, diredled
to procure a Number of Treafurer's Notes to be printed*
of the following Form, to wit :
(C T JOSEPH CLARKE, General Treafurer oj the Co-
■* hny of Khodt-^d^ud, for myfelf, and my Succejors
infaid Office, do promife, for Value received in Old Tenor t
into the General Treafury, to pay unto the Pcfjeffor of this
Note lawful Money of the Colony of Rhode-Ifland,
upon the Firfl Day o/" January, One Thoufand, Seven Hun-
dred and Seventy-two : If not paid at f aid Time, then to paj
Six per Cent Inter ejl until paid."
AND be it further EnaSled by the Authority aforefaid.
That no Notes be ifllied by the General Treafurer, until
after the Firft Day of January next : And that all thofe
Perfons who fhall negledt to bring into the General Trea-
fury, their Old Tenor Bills of Credit, within Six Months,
from and after the faid Firft Day of January next, fhall
lofe the Benefit of having them exchanged.
Whereas Job Bennet, Efq; Mr. Pardon Tillinghaft, Report of the
and Meicalf Bowler, Efqi prefented unto this AfTcmbly the Committee
e \t • n ■ upon the Ac-
following Report, to wtt : c^u„t, of the
Naval-Ofi«.
To the Honorable the General Affembly ef the Colony o/'Rhode-
Ifland, to be holden by Adjournment at Eaft-Greenwich,
in fatd Colony, on the Second Monday in September, A.
D. 1770.
D Whereas
car.
September^ I770-
Whereas we the Subfcribers, were appointed a Com-
mittee to audit the Accounts of Mr. William Wanton, 'b^i-
val-Officer, and reported to your Honors a Balance of
Fourteen Pounds, Fourteen Shillings and Ten Pence,
lawful Money, due from him to the Colony, for the Ufe
of the Light-Houfe : We do hereby certify, that we have,
at the Requefl of Mr. James Clarke, Deputy Naval Offi-
cer, carefully examined the Settlement of the Accounts a-
forefaid, and do find, that, in the State of the Account ex-
hibited to your Honors, that the Light-Houlc was credited
by Five Hundred and Twenty-one Coafters, at Eighteen
Fence, lawful Money, each, inftead of Four Hundred and
Twenty-one Coafters, which isaMif^akeof Seven Pounds,
Ten Shillings, lawful Money, to the Prejudice of Mr.
Wanton,^t\d oughtto bededudledfrom the atorefaid Balance
of yf. 14 14 10, lawful Money, we reported due from
him.
All which is humbly fubmitted to your Honors, by
Job Bennet,
Pardon TillinghaJ},
Newporf, Sept. 7, 1770. Metcalf Bowler.
And the faid Report being duly examined. It is Voted
ami Bejohed, That the fame be, and herereby is, accepted,
and that the faid Sum of Seven Pounds, Ten Shillings,
lawful Money, be deduded from the Balance reported to
be due to the Colony, from the faid JVilliam Wanton.
Whereas William Bradford, Efq; exhibited unto this
Aflcmbly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony,
for Three Days Service, as One of the Committee, appoint-
ed to examine what Monies are due to the Colony, from
particular Perfons: And the faid Account being duly exa-
mined, It is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and
hereby is, allowed ; and that Eighteen Shillings.lawful Mo-
ney, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid William
Bradjord, out of the General Trcafury.
The Cover- ITis Voted and Refolved, That there be allowed and
nor allowed paid, to his Honor the Governor, the Sum of Thirty
and^he'De- Pounds, lawful Money, and to his Honor the Deputy Go-
puty Cover- vemor, the Sum of Fifteen Pounds, lawful Money, out of
hotjC. is 00 the
William
Bradford al-
lowed
£. 0180.
September^ ijyo, 53
the Genrral Treafury, for their Salaries, and extraordinary
Services the laft Year,
n is Voted and Refolved, That MetcalJ Bowler, Efq; ^7^;*;"",
George Hazard, Efq; Mr. Edward ThurJion,]nn. and j^o^ Bills of Cre-
Bennet, Elq; be, and they, or the major Part of them, arc p- '" 'J"
hereby appointed, a Committee, to receive ot" the General Treafury.
Treafurer, and to burn, all the Bills of Public Credit, of
the Old Tenor and lawful Money Bills, now in the Gene-
ral Treafury, which were paid in to be funic : And that
thi^y make Report to this AfTembly, at the next Sellion.
AN ACT to prevent Frauds in the Tare of
Butter-Firkins or Tubs.
Whereas the Purchafers ot Butter, in this Colony, by ^"^'"pP^j
the Firkin or Tub, are often impofed upon in the Tare of in t^e Tare
_ __ __ , — — ^ _^ — — — __-^__ 41, ^jj5 4
the Firkins and Tubs, by their being reckoned at a lefs of Butter
Weight than they really are : t^'^'^' "
For Remedy whereof.
nE it EnaSied by the General Ajjemhly, and, by the Aiitbo-
■^ rily thereof. It is Enabled, That each and every Cooper,
or other Perfon, who (hall make any Butter-Firkins or
Tubs, or (hall purchafe any Butter-Firkins or Tubs, which
are made out of this Colony, (hall, before they expofe the
fame to Sale, caufe each Firkin and Tub to branded or
marked with the TwoFirft Letters of his or herName ; and
alfo with the neat Weight of faid Firkin and Tub j which
Brand and Weight ftiall be fo made, as to remain and ap-
pear plainly to be feen.
And be it further EnaSied by the Authority aforfaid. That
if any Perfon or Perfons.in this Colony, {hall, after the Firft-
Day oi May, A. D. 1771, offer for Sale, any Butter by the
Firkin or Tub, without the fame being Firft branded or
marked as aforefaid, the Perfon or Perfons, fo offering fuch
Firkinsor Tubs of Butter for Sale, (hall forfeit and pay, as
a Fine, the Sum of Six Shillings, lawful Money, to be re-
covered, by A(Sion of Debt, before any One Juftice of the
Pcaccj
5 4 September^ ^11^'
Pe&ce, in the Town where fuch Offence fhafl be commit-
ted, upon Complaint of any Perfon to whom (iich Butter
fhall be offered for Sale. And, upon the Fads being pro-
ved, before faid Juftice, the Perfon offering the Butter for
Sale, (hall pay all Cofts. and the Judgment /hail be final.
y^ND be it further Enabled by the Authority aforefaid,
That when any Perfon or Perfons {hall purchafe a Firkin
or Firkins, Tub or Tubs of Butter, he or they (hall have
Liberty, if there be any Appearance of Fraud in the Tare,
marked upon the Firkins or Tubs, to cauie fuch Firkins or
Tubs to be juftly weighed ; and if it fl^all be found, that
the Firkins or Tubs weigh more than (hall be marked up-
on them, allowing Two Pounds for each Firkin or Tub,
with the Butter therein, weighing under Sixty Pounds, and
Three Pounds for each Firkin or Tub, with the Butter
therein, weighing above Sixty Pounds, on Account of the
Brine theFirkinsorTubs fhall have abforbed,then for what-
ever fuch Firkins or Tubs (liall weigh more than (hall be
marked upon them, the Seller fliall return the Money to
the Buyer, for as many Pounds as Ihall be found wanting;
and upon his refufing ib to do, the Buyer (hall, in the Pre-
fence of One or Two Perfons of good Reputation, weigh
fuch Firkins or Tubs, and (hall, within Twenty-four Hours
thereafter, have his Action againft the Offender, to be tried
by One Juftice of the Peace, in the Town where the Of-
fence (hall be committed ; who fhall hear the Parties, give
Judgment, and award Execution, which fl)all be final.
AND be it further Ena&ed by the Authority aforefaid^
That when any Firkin or Tub (hall be found to weigh
more than the fame (hall be marked, with the aformenti-
oned Allowance, and the Seller is obliged to make good the
Deficiency, he (hall be entitled to an Aftion againft the
Cooper, or other Perfon in this Colony, of whom he pur-
chafed fuch Firkin or Tub, for his Damages. Aiid the
Convi(Stion of the Seller of the Butter, fhall be fufficient
Evidence againft the Perfon of whom he (hall have pur-
chafcd the Firkin of Tub.
September^ T'J'jo, 55
TTii Voted and Refolved, That the General Treafurer be,
and he is hereby, direded to defend, in the Adion brought ^^^;J^l^^
againft him by Mr. George Scott, at the next Superior Court in the Aftion
of Judicature : And that the Attorney-General, and Wil- brooght by
Ham Brooks Simfofi, Efq; be, and they are hereby, appoint- "'*'
ed to aflift the General Treafurer in defending in (aid Ac-
tion, in the bcft Manner they can.
Whereas the Deputies of the Towns of ffarren and ^|"^^"'
Barrington laid before this Aflembly the following Agree- lyarrei and
tnent, entered into by the faid Towns, and prayed that the Barrington,
fame might be eftabliftied and confirmed, to wit : 3[e!rPropo>
tion of the
We the Subfcribers, CommLttee-Men for the Towns of J«^!.'° ^
Warren and Barrtngton, to conhdcr the bitates m the faid vied.
Towns, in Order to determine the Proportions of future
Taxes, to be aflefled upon the faid Towns, by the General
AlTembly, having met together and examined the Eftimate
which hath been taken of both Towns before they were di-
vided } and alfo confidered Lands owned out of the Colo-
ny, do report as follows: That when the Town of /barren
(hall pay Ten Pounds, the Town of Barrington (hall pay
Eleven Pounds, and fo in Proportion for any greater or lefs
Sum, in any future Tax, which (hall be aflefled upon faid
Towns, by the General Aflembly.
IVitnefi our Hands,
Sept. 7, 1770.
John Brown, T Committee for
Sylvejler Child, > the Town of
Shubael Kennicut, J fVarren.
yo/Iab Humphrey, 1 Committee for
James Brown, Mhe Town of
*Ibomas Allen, J Barrington.
And the faid Agreement being duly examined, It is Vo-
ted and Refolved, That the fame be, and hereby is, ap-
proved and confirmed : And that in all future Taxes,
when the Town oi JVarrai (hall pay Ten Pounds, the
Town oi Barrington Ihall pay Eleven Pounds, and in the
the fame Proportion for any greater or lels Sum.
E IT
56 September^ ^77^-
IT is Voted and Refolvfd, That Thomas Cran//on, Efqj
Committee to j^lr. Mofes Brown, and Mr. Benjamin Man, be, and they,
fowevenithe o"" ^^^ major Part of thcni, are hereby, appointed a Com-
Importation mittee to prepare a Bill to prohibit the Importation of Slaves
of Nfgrocs jjjjjj ji^jj Colony : And that they lay the fame before this
into this Co- J J J
luny. Aflembly at the nextScIiion.
AN ACT for the more effedlual governing
ing s^r^ants of Indian, Mulatto, and Negro Servants
TJior,?'" and Slaves, in the Town o^ Newport, and
further regulating the ManumiiTion of
Slaves in faid Towni
Whereas the Laws now In Force, in tius Colony, are
found infufficicnt to keep Indian, Mulatto, and Negro Ser-
vants and Slaves, in the Town of Newport, in due Order,
and to prevent the faid Town from being charged with
the Support of fuch Slaves as arc manumitted :
n E it therefore EnaSJed by ibis General Ajfembly, and, by
"^ the Authority thereof, it is Enabled, That the Town
of Newport be, and hereby is, empowered to ereft a Cage,
or other convenient Place, for the Confinement of Indian,
Mulatto, and Negro Servants and Slaves, who fhall be
found abroad after Nine of the Clock at Night, without
being able to give a fatisfadtory Account of thcmfelves.
AND be it further EnaSied by the Authority of ore faid.
That the Night Watchmen of the faid Town of Newport
fhall be Keepers of fuch Cage, or Place of Confinement,
to which they, and all other Perfons, empowered to take
up Servants and Slaves found abroad contrary to Law, {hall
commit all fuch Servants and Slaves, inftead of committing
them to Gaol ; where they ftiall be confined until Morn-
ing : When the Watchmen, or One of them, fhall inform
the Owner of fuch Servant or Slave thereof; who, upon
Payment of a Fine of Six Shillings, lawful Money, to the
Town-Treafurer of the faid Town, (taking a Certificate
thereof) and One Shilling and Six PencCj lawful Money,
to
September^ lyjo. 57
to the Wachmen, (hall receive fuch Servant or Slave, with-
out his or her being Tubjeded to corporal Punifhmcni ;
othcrwile fuch Servant or Slave, fhall be publicly whipped
Ten Stripes, and be dlfchargcd : But if the Mifter or
Miftrefs (hall be diffatis-ficd with the Condiid of the Watch-
men, he or {he may, by Complaint to One or more of
the Town-Council of faid Town, have that Matter inquir-
ed into ; and, if it fhall be adjudged by One or more of
the Town-Council, that the Servant was not culpable, then
the Fine, paid into the Town Treafury, fhall be remitted
to the Mailer or Miftrefs, without any further Collj which
Judgment fhall be final.
AND be it further Enabled by the Authority ajorefaid.
That the Watchmen fhall receive One Shilling, and Six
Pence, lawful Money, for every fuch Servant or Slave they
fhall commit; and the Whipper One Shilling and Six
Pence, lawful Money for each hefliall whip : And that if
the Owner of fuch Servant or Slave fhall refufe to pay the
faid Fees, then, upon Application made, any One of his
Majefty's Juflices o\ the Peace for the laid Town, may
and fhall iffue a Warrant of Diflraint for the fame, with
further Cofts. And if any Indian, Mulatto, or Negro
Servant or Slave, fhall be found gaming for Money, or
other Thing of Value, it fhall be lawful for any Inhabitant
of faid Town, being a Freeholder, to take from him the
Money, or other Thing for which he is gaming, and to car-
ry him to his Owner.
AND be it further EnaSled by tie Authority aforefaidy
That the real Eftates of all Perfons, Inhabitants of the faid
Town of Newporty who fhall manumit and fet free, any
Indian Mulatto, or Negro Slave, whether by Will or other-
wife, if of lefs Value than Twenty Pounds, lawful Money,
per Annumj fhall be liable for the Support of the Slave, ia
manumitted,as long as he or fhe fhall live ; but if of a greater
Value, then the Town-Council of the faid Town, fhall
choofe fuch Part of the real Eftate, as they fhall judge to be
of that Value, and lodge a Certificate thereof, with the
Town-Clerk of the faid Town, which he fhall enter upon
Record. And if any Perfon fhall deceafe, who hath
manumitted and fet free any Indian, Mulatto, or Negro
Slave,
^8 September^ IJI^-
stare, whole rea! Eftate is not of the aforcfald Value, irx
that Cafe, no Diftribution of the perfonal Eftate of (uch
Perfon (hall be made, until fufficient Surety fhall be given
to the faid Town-Counci), for the Support of fuch Slave,
but fo much thereof as the Town-Council fhall think ne-
ceflary, fhall be referved to the Town for the Support of
fuch Slave, until the Death of fuch Slave, or fufficient Se- .
curity be given as aforefaid ; and fhall be recovered by the
Town-Treafurer of faid Town, by an Adion of Debt.
AND be it further Enabled by the Authority aforefaid^
That the Eftates, both real and perfonal, of thofe who
have heretofore pretended to manumit and fet free, any
Indian, Mulatto, or Negro Slave or Slaves, without com-
plying with the Law, in fuch Cafes made and provided,
fhall be liable for the Support of the Slave or Slaves, by
them fo manumitted and iet free in Manner as above pre- "
fcribed.
AND be it further Enabled by the Authority aforefaid^
That every Perfon who fhall manumit, or fet free, any In-
dian, Mulatto, or Negro Slave, fhall caufe fuch Inflrumcnt
of ManumifTion to be regifleied in the Town-Clerk's Of-
fice of the faid Town, upon the Penalty of Six Pounds,
lawful Money, to, and for, the Ufe of the faid Town, to
be recovered by the Town-Treafurer, by an Adtion of
Debt : And fuch Inflrument of Maoumiflion fhall be void
«nd of no Force.
AND be it further EnaSlei by the Authority aforefaid^
That the Town-Council of the faid Town of Newport
be, and hereby are, empowered to take up, and fend Home,
to the Perfons who pretended to manumit them, and have
not complied with the Law, in fuch Cafe provided, all
fuch Indian, Negro, and Mulatto Slaves, as they fhall
think proper : And if the Perfons fhall refufe to receive
and fupport them, then the Town-Council may and fhall
fet fuch Slaves to work, if they are able, or otherwife put
them to board, and may, weekly, before One of His Ma-
jefly's Juftices of the Peace for faid Town, who is hereby
empowered to try the Matter, fue for, and recover, all the
Expencesoffupporting fuch Slave, together with Cofl of
Suit ; the Value of the labour of fuch Slave being firft de-
duced. AND
September^ lyjo, 59
AND be it further EvaEled by the Authority aforefaid^
That no Manuminion or Inftrument of Freedom, for any
Indian, Mulatto, or Negro Slave, made by any Perfon,
Ihall be valid, or of any Force, unlcfs the Perfon fo manu-
mitting, be, at the Time of his doing the fame, poflefTed
of a real Eftae of the Value abovementioned, or fliall give
Bond, with fufficient Sureties, to the Town-Treafurer of the
faid Town, to indemnify the faid Town from any Charge
whatever, for the Support of the Slave fo manumitted ; but
the fame fhall be void and of no Effcdt, and fuch Slave
fhall be and remain at the proper Charge of his Mafler or
Mifijefs, any pretended Manumiffion notwithftanding.
PROVIDED neverthekfs, And be It further Enabled
by the Authority aforefaid, Tliat Nothing, in this A(fl con-
tained, fhall extend, or be conflrued to extend, to any
Town in the Colony, excepting the faid Town of NeW"
port, to which the fame, and every Part thereof, is hereby
confined.
IT is Voted and Pefohed, That a Rate or Tax of Tax ordered
Twelve Thoufand Pounds, lawful Money, be aflelTed and °i"'^.°o°'-
levied upon the Inhabitants of the feveral Towns in this
Colony : And that George Hazard,ECq; Mr. Mofes Brown^
Gideon Hoxfe, Efq; Samuel Allen, Efq; Stephen Arnold, Efq;
and the Secretary, be, and they are hereby, appointed a
Committee to prepare a Bill for that Purpole : And that
they lay the fame before this Aflembly, as foon as may be.
IT is Voted and Refolved, That John Dexter, Efq; and Committeeto
Capt. Stephen Jencies, be, and they are hereby, appointed a coniiderwhat
Committee, to confider what Repairs are neceffary to be neTefflry *to
made upon Pawtucket Bridge, tfie next Spring : And that be made up-
tbey make report to this Aflembly, at the next Seflion. BridT'&c"
AND it is further Voted and Refolved, That the faid
Stephen fenckes be, and he is hereby, appointed to make,
in the mean Time, fuch Repairs as are at prefent neceffary.
F Whereas
6o September y 1770,
B. BreviniA- Whereas Mr. Beriah Brown, jun. Keeper of His Ma-
lowed il. ss.j^^y.^ Gaol, in the County of King's-Ccunty, exhibited
' ' urito this Airembly an Account, hy hin:i charged againft the
Colony, for the Support of yJnn Hitt, a poor Prifoner com-
mitted at the King's Suit : And the faid Account being duly
examined, It is Voted and Rrfolvedt Th2t the fame be, and
hereby is, allowed •, and tliat One Pound, Five Shillings
and Five Fence, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof,
be paid the faid Beriab Brow/i, ]\xn. out of the General
Treafury.
juiliceiofthe IT is Toted and Rc/olvcd, Th&t ihc ]u(i\ces oi the Su-
Sup. Court to jJq^ Court of Judicature.Court of AfTizc, and General Gaol
<iraw Money _, ,. . -' , , , i • --> , ■ j i
out of the G. Uelivery, in and throughout this Colony, be, and they, or
Treafury, for any Three of them, are hereby, empowered to draw out of
of taki^n''""up ''^*^ General Treafury, a Sum not exceeding One Hundred
Counterfeit- Uollars, to defray the Charges of Officer?, who have been,
crsofMo- J,- i]^all be, employed in fearching for, and apprehending,
Perfons fui'peded of making or uttering counterfeit Coins.
A. HMDn al- Whereas Mr. Anthony Holdon, Keeper of His Maje-
loucd 4I. 7s. fty's Gaol, in the County of Kings-County, exhibited unto
^ ■ *■ this Aflcmbly an Account, by him charged againft the Co-
lony, for the Support of divers poor Prifoners, committed
at the King's Suit, and for repairing the faid Gaol : And
the faid Account being duly exsmined, It is Voted and
Refched^ That the fame be, and hereby is, allowed ; and
thac Four Pounds, Seven Shillings and Three Pence, One
Farthing, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be
paid the faid Anthony Holdon, out of the General Treaiury.
Hen. Rkt 3.1- Whereas Henry Rice, Efq; Sheriff of the County of
lowed 2I. 8s. Kent, exhibited unto this AlTembly an Account, by him
charged againft the Colony, for Wood, provided by
him, for the Ufe of the Court-Houfe in the faid County,
for a Journey to Providence, to inform his Honor the De-
puty-Governor, that his Honor the Governor was abfent,
by Reafon of Sicknefs, and to requeft him to join this Af-
fembly, and for his Attendance upon this AfTcmbly, at the
prefent SefTion : And the faid Account being duly exa-
mined, It is Voted and Refoived, That the fame be and here-
by is, allowed i and that Two Pounds, Ei<jhl Shillings,
lawful
September y ijyo, 6i
lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid
Henry Rice, out of the General Treafury.
K is Voted and Rejohed, That in Cafe the Town of J^";,'^;^^';
South-Kingitown fhall and do proceed to affefs their Pro- Warrant for
portion of the lall Colony Tax, the General Treafurer be, coiic«ingthe
and he is hereby, direfted and empowered co iHue and KijigiiDiK:r,;\k
grant a Warrant for coUeding the fame. Cafe it be af-
Where AS John Arnold, Efq; exhibited unto this Aflcm-
bly an Account, by him charged again ft the Colony, for 7- Arnold a.\-
mcTiding the Windows of the Court-Houfe in the County °^^ S^-S''
oi Kent : And the faid Account being duly Examined, It
is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is, al-
lowed, and that Five Shillings, and One Penny, lawful
Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Jobn
Arnold, out of the General Treafury.
Whereas Mr. Tbomas Spencer, exhibited unto this Af- - . ,
femby an Account, by nim .charged againlt the Colony, tor lowed il. 9s.
his Attendance upon this Aflembly, at theprefent Seflion,
as a Waiter, for wafhing the Court-Houfe, providing Sand,
&c And the faid Account being duly examined. It is Vo-
ted and Refohed, That the fame be,and hereby is, allowed j
and that One Pound, Nine Shillings, lawful Money, being
the Amount thereof, be paid the laid Thomas Spencer t out
of the General Treafury.
Whereas Mr. William Sweet exhibited unto this Af- u/; Siueet tl-
fembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony, '"wed il. 4».
for his Attendance upon this AlTembly, at the prefent Scf- '
lion, as a Walter, &c. And the faid Account being duly
examined, // is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and
hereby is, allowed ; and that One Pound, Four Shillings,
and Six Pence, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof,
be paid the faid William Sweet, out of the General Trea-
fury,
Whereas Mr. Fonts Rice exhibited unto this Aflem- F- R'" »'-
bly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony, for ^'^^ "^ " "'
Work by him done, and Materials provided for, repairing
the Gaol in the County of Kent : And the faid Account
being
6^ September^ ^11^-
being duly examined, It is Voted and Refohed, That the
fame be, and hereby is, allowed ; and that Four Pounds,
One Shilling and Nine Pence, lawful Money, being the
Amount thereof, be paid the faid Fones Rice, out of the
General Tieafury.
IT is Voted and Rejolved, That the General Treafurer
Bolk"^ i^en' ^^' ^"'^ ^^ ^^ hereby, dirccfted to deliver to Thomas Cburcbt
tor. Church. Efq; One of the Colony Law-Books, upon Account of the
Colony.
IT is Voted and Refohed, That the General Treafurer
Book"gier be, and he is hereby, direded to deliver, to the Tuwn-
voBarnngton. Clcrlc of Barrington, One of the Colony Law-Books, fot
the Ufe of his Office, upon Account of the Colony.
Aaaffefl-.n ^^ ACT foF affeiTing, upon the Inhabitants
a Rate of of this Colony, a Rate or Tax of Twelve
. 12000. I'houfand Pounds, lawful Money.
jPE It EnaSiedby this General /IJfembly, and, by the /tutho'
•*~^ rity thereof, It is hereby EnaSled, That a Rate or Tax
of Twelve Thoufand Pounds, lawful Money, (hall be affefl-
ed upon the Inhabitants of this Colony, to be levied, colled-
ed, and paid into the General Treafury, on or before the
Firfl: Day of May next: Six Thoufand Pounds thereof to
be applied for the finking the outftanding Treafurer's Notes,
given for the lawful Money Bills emitted in the Year
1760 : Four Thoufand Pounds for finking the Treafurer's
Notes, given for the lawful Money Bills emitted in March
ij6-2., and Two Thoufand Pounds to defray the exigent
Charges of Government.
AND be it further Enabled, by the Authority aforefaid.
That the feveral Colled^ors of the Rate or Tax, fliall re-
ceive One Half Part thereof in the lawful Money Bills,
emitted in the Year 1760, or the Treafurer's Notes given
therefor, and One Third Part thereof in the Bills emitted
m March ijbz, or the Treafurer's Notes given for the faid
Bills, or in Lieu thereof Silver and Gold ; upon which
faid
September^ ijjo. 63
faid Notes and Bills Intereft fl^all be reckoned to the faid
Firft Day of May next.
AND he it further EnaEled hy the Authority aforefaiJ,
That the Poll Tax fliali be Six Pence for each and every
Thoufand Pounds : And that all male Perfons of Twenty-
one Years and upward (and none under) excepting fettled
Minifters of the Golpel, fhall pay the Poll-Tax.
AND he It further Enabled by the Authority aforefaiJ,
That the faid Rate or Tax fhall be, and the fame is here-
by apportioned unto and upon the feveral Towns in the
following Manner, agreeable to the General Eflimate,
that is to fay :
Newport fliall pay
^. 1870 18 10
Providence
713 9 0
Warwick
S7° 4 6
Porifmcuth
554 6 8
Wffierly
332- 8 4
Ne%v-i)horehcm
147 9 6
North- Kingstoivn
566 7 10
South- Kingstown
in6 12 2,
Eafi-Greenivicb
287 0 8
yameftcwn
241 14 10
Smithfield
584 4 2
Scituate
431 I 6
Gkucejler
369 15 2
Charleflown
274 3 6
fVeJl -Greenwich
203 13 6
Coventry
271 12 4
Exeter
291 18 4
Middletown
391 9 8
Brijlol
325 17 8
Tiverton
427 9 6
Little-Comptor
375 2 6
Warren
115 4 8
Cumberland
215 18 10
Richmond
210 10 10
Cranfion
396 15 2
Uopktnton
281 8 6
yahujlon
164 I 8
North- Providence
142 5 0
Barrington
126 15 2
/. 12000 0 0
G
AND
^4 September^ ^11^^
AND be it further EnaSled hy the Authority ojorefaid.
Thai the Town or Towns which (hall not pay in their
Proportion of faidTax, at the Time limited for the Pay-
ment thereof, as aforefaid, (hall pay Intereft {or the Sum
they (hail be deficient, until the fame (hall be paid; and
that each delinquent Town (hail be refponfible iheteior, to
the General Treafurer.
AND be it further Ena5fed by the Authority aforefaid.
That the AlTeiTors or Rate-Makers (hall adefs and appor-
tion the faid Rate or Tax, and return a True Bill or Lift
of the fame, unto the Clerks of the Towus to which they
refpedively belong, within Forty Days after the Rifing of
this A/Tembly. And the (aid Town-Clerk is directed, and
hereby required, to fend a Copy thereof, in Six Days from
the Time of his receiving the fame, to the General Trea-
furer, who is hereby direded and required to KTue his War-
rant within Four Days to the feveral ColIeiCtors of Rates
or Taxes of the refpedive Towns, requiring them in the
King's Name, to levy, colled and pay unto the General
Treafurer (or the Time being, the feveral Sums refpedively
committed to them to colled.
AND be it further Enabled, hy the Authority aforefaid.
That each refpedive Town fhall pay all the Charges and
Fees that (liall accrue or arife, in or upon the a(Je(ling, le-
vying and colleding its Part of the aforefaid Rate or Tax.
AND be it further Enabled by the Authority aforefaid.
That upon the Refufal or Negled, of any Town in this
Colony, to a(refs, levy, and pay into the General Treafury,
their Proportion of the faid Tax by the Time aforc('aid,
that the General Treafurer be, and he is hereby, authori-
zed, empowered, and direded, to iflbe his Execution a-
gainft the Town-Treafurer of fuch delinquent Town, for
their Proportion or Deficiency of the faid Rate or Tax,
immediately after the faid Firfl: Day of May next, returnable
within Thirty Days. Any Law, Cuftom or Ulage to the
Contrary in any wife notwithftanding.
jiND
September^ lyyo, ^r
AND be it further EnaSled by the Authority aforefaid.
That theTown-Treafurer of each refpecSive Town in this
Colony be, and he is hereby, authorized and empowered,
to fue out, and profecute the Bond or Security that Ihall be
by him taken from the ColIe<^or of faidRate or Tax, to a
Special Inferior Court, in the County where fuch Bond or
Security (hail be fo taken. And fuch Special Court fhall be
convened, have the fame Power, and take the fame Fees,
as Special Courts have heretofore had in this Colony. And
the Judgment of Itich Special Court fhall be finaL
AND be it further Enacted by the Authority aforefaid^
That the Secretary be, and he is hereby, directed to fend
Copies of this Adt to each and every Town Treafurer
in this Colony, within Ten Days after the Rifiogof this Af-
fembly, to be by him delivered immediately to the AfTeflbrs
or Rate-Makers of his Town. And the refpecflive Colledl-
ors of Taxes are hereby required to ufe all Diligence in
colleding and paying ihe fame into the General Treafury,
before or at the Time limited in this h(X.
AND be it further Enabled by the Authority aforefaid.
That the Town-Clerks of each rel~pe(5tive Town in this
Colony be, and they are hereby, required to lend the
Names of the Town Treafurer and Colledtor of Rates of
their refpe<ftive Towns, to the General Treafurer at the
fame Time they fend a Copy of the Rate-Lifl.
IT is Voted and Refohed, That all Bufinefs lying before
this Affembly, unfinilhed, be, and the fame is hereby, re-
ferred to the next SefTion : That the Secretary publifh
the Ads and Orders, now made and pafTed, by Beat of
Drum in the the Town of Neiaport, within Ten Days af-
ter the Rifing of this Affembly, and, within Thirty, fend
Copies thereof to the Sheriff of each County in this Colo-
ny, by him to be tranfmitted to the Town-Clerks of the
refpcdive Towns in the County : And that this Affembly
be, and hereby is, adjourned to the laft Tuefdaj in OSlober
next.
6 6 September^ '^11^*
next, if then called ; but if not called before, nor at that
Time, then this AlTembly fliall be, and hereby is, diffolved.
GOD Save the KIN G.
Publifbei according to Order, in Newport, on the 2J\ib
Day of September, A. D. 1770, by
HENRY WARD, Sec'ry.
A TRUE Copy:
WITNESS
NEWPORT^ Rhode- Jjland : Printed by S. Southwigk.
OEioher 1771
61
Atthe General Assembly of
the GOVERNOR and COMPANY of xhtEngUJh
Colony of Rhode- Island and pRoyiDENCE Plan-
tations, in New-England^ in America ; begun and
held at Providence^ within and for the faid Colony,
on the laft Monday in OBohery in the Year of our
Lord One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Seventy,
and Eleventh of the Reign of His Aioft Sacred Ma-
jefty, GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of GOD,
King of Great-Britain ^ and fb forth.
PRESENT,
The Hon. Jofeph TVanton^ ElqJ
GOVERNOR
The Hon. Darius SejJionSy Efqj
DEPUTY-GOVERNOR.
Samuel Dyre, Efq;
Solomon Drown, Efq;
D/TViD Harris, Efq;
Weston Hicks, Efq;
Thomas Wickes, Efq,
Jonathan Rajidall, Efq-,
Joseph Hazard, Efq;
William Richmond, Efq;
Mr, Edward Thurston, jim. Deputy-Secrefafy.
DEPUTIES
Afiiftanc.
6%
OBober 1770.
DEPUTIES from the fevcral TOWNS.
NEWPORT :
Thomas Cranfton, Efq;
Mr. John Wanton, {Son of Gid.)
George Hazard, Eff^
Jofeph Wanton, yK«. £/f,
Capt. Thomas Freebody.
Providence :
Daniel Jenckes, Efqy
Mr. Mofes Brown,
Benjamin Man, Efi\
Stephen Hopkins, Efi.
Portsmouth :
Metcalf Bowler, f/^.
Warwick. :
Stephen Arnold, fyj;
Afr., Chriftopher Greene,
Mr. Robert Rhodes.
West£Rly :
Mr. Oliver Babcock.
New-Shoreham :
Mr. Paul N lies.
North-Kinostown ••
John Nortliup, Efq.
South-Kingstown :
Rowland Robinfon, Efqs
John Sheldon, Efq^.
East-Greenwich ".
Major Prcfervcd Pcarcc,
Thomas Aldrich, EJ(i,
Jamestown :
Mr. Joha Eldred.
SMliaFIELD t
Caleb Aldrich, £/f,
Daniel Movirey,Jun. Efj.
Scituate :
Mr. William Weft,
Charles Harris, E/q. -
Gloucester :
Richard Steere, E/ji
Rufus Smith, E/q.
Charlestown :
None.
West-Greenwich :
William Nichols, E/q;
Mr. Thomas Gorton.
Coventry :
Stephen Potter, Ef^;
Mr. Nathaniel Greene.
Exeter :
George Peirce, E/q;
Mr. Hopfon Wiilcox.
Middletown :
Mr. John Holmes.
Btistol :
Mr. Chriftopher Ellery.
Tiverton :
None.
Little-Compton :
Philip Taylor, E/q;
Mr. John Peckham.
Warren :
Mr. Cromwel Child,
7\4r. Daniel Cole.
Cumberland :
Jeremiah Whipple, Efq-,
John Dexter, Efq.
Richmond :
Robert Stanton, Efq,
Thomas Lillibridge, Efq,
Cranston :
Capt. Matthew Manchcftcr,
Benjamin Potter, Efq.
Hopktnton :
Thomas yJc\h,jun. Efq;
Capt. Abel Tanner.
Johnston :
Col. John Waterman,
Mr. Daniel Man ton.
North-Providence :
Capt. Stephen Jenckes,
Mr. Jofeph Olney.
BaRRINCTON :
Jofiah Humphry, Efq;
Samuel Allen, the Second, Efq.
7he Hon, Metcalp Powler, Efq-, t^as chofm Speaker, and JosiAS
Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of the Lower Houfe.
OBoher 1770. 63
)8GO9e(';^0?(g HE R E A S fomc of the AfTefTors of the Time for «.
^c^^**^ g Rates in this Colony have not yet been ^B^iul*'
W ^» ^^^ ^° return their Rate-Bills to the Ge- lengthened.
^)eC neral Trcafuier, It is therefore Votfd and
SJ^feSvS M'^''"'^' That the Time for doing the
A^*jeue^Ai«.A fame, be lengthened TwcRty Days, froitt
and after the Rifingof this Aflembly.
Both Houfes being refolved into a grand Committee, q^^^^ ^Jj^,
chofe the following Officers for the remaining Part of the ftn.
prefent Year, to -wit :
Henry Marchanfy Efq; Attorney-General, in the Room
of Oliver Arnold, Efq; deccafed.
14/iltiam Hoar, Efqj a Juftice of the Peace for the Town
of BnpL
Philip Wightman, Efq; a Juftice of the Peace for the
Town of fVariaick.
Whereas EdvsardTburJlon, Efq; Keeper of the Grand Committee
Committee's Office, in Purfuance of an Order of this Af- '?*^r"^"|,*'J r
fembly, made a Report of the Names of his Deputies, and e. Tturfion.
the State of the Colony's Bonds and Mortgages, &c. //
is Voted and Refolved, That the Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efq;
Thomas Mdricb, Efq; and 1 homos Cranfton, Efq; be, and
they are hereby, appointed a Coramitte to take the fame
into Confidcration, and that they inake Report to this Af-
iembly as foon as may be.
Whereas Mefirs. Samuel zn\ JVilliam Vernon exTii- *• & W- ^«'-
bited unto this Aflembly an Account, by them charged a- /."^',o"'oid
gainft the Colony, for a Ream of Paper to print the A(fts Tenor,
and Orders of the General AjHTembly upon : And tlie faid
Account being duly examined, It is Voted and Refolved,
That thefame ije, and hereby is allowed, and that Twen-
ty-fix Pounds, Ten Shillings, Old Tenor, being the A-
mount thereof, be paid the faid Samuel and JVilliam Vernon,
out of the General Treafury.
Whereas "Msffis. Hiam and Simeon Levy exhibited «& 5. z<"u)i
unto this AfTembly and Account, by them charged againft ^"°**'* ^^'
the Colony, for a Ream of Paper to print the Adts aoH Or-
ders
64 06iohr xj'jQ,
ders of the General Affembly upon : And the faid Account
being duty examined, It is Voted and Refolved, That the
fame be, and hereby is, allowed} and that Thirteen Shil-
lings and Six Pence, lawful Money, being the Amouat
thereof, be paid the faid Hiam and Simeon Levy, out of the
General Trcafury.
S.mpkinsxl- IT is Voted and Refohedy That the Sum of Fifteen
^T%L T Pf'unds, lawful Money, be allowed to the Chief Juf\ice of
tiailMBo-w- the Superior Courtof Judicature, &c. Eleven Pounds.Eight
ler, s. Potter, Shillings, lawful Money, to each of the other Juftices of
^■^"^j^""' faid Court, for their extraordinary Time and Trouble in
chant £. XI holding faid Court, in the County of Kitig i-County ^ for
y. each. jj^g 'Yx\z\ of a Number of Criminals for counterfeiting
Gold and Silver Coins ; that the Sum of Eleven Pounds,
Eight Shillings, lawful Money, be allowed to Jame^
Honeyman^ Efq; andalfo to Henry Marchant, Efqj for their
extraordinary Time and Trouble as Attornies for the King,
in the Trial of the faid Criminals ; and that the faid Sums
be paid them out of the General Treafury.
Commltteeto If is Voted and Refolved, That yofepb Haiiard, Efqj
Aclloumr" 7°f^P^ iVanten, jun. Efq; Stephen Arnold, Efq; John Dex^
ter^ Efqv Mr. John Eldred, and Daniel Mowrey, jun. Efq;
be, and they or the major Part of them, are hereby appoint-
ed a Committee, to audit the Accounts of the feveral Offi-
cers, and others cmployedj for their Time and Trouble in
apprehending the Criminals, lately tried for counterfeit-
ing Gold and Silver Coins : And that they make Report
to this Alfembly as Toon as may be.
Aft incorpo- AN ACT to incorporate certain Perfons by*
p35 br** ^^^ Name of the Benevolent Congregational
t^^Te^o^ Society, in the Town of Providence, in this
km Congrrga- ColonV.
timaJ Society. '
WHEREAS divers Perjhns have petitioned this Ajjemhly
for an ASl of Incorporation, "jchereby they may be enabled
to promote certain Purpofes fet forth in their Fetitiont
and herein after- mentioned.
THEREFORE
OSioher 1770. 65
cr'nEREFOnB Bf if Ena^ediy ibis General AJfemhly,
■*■ and^ by ibe Authority thereof. It is EnaSled, That
J^arius SeJJiom^ Ephraim Bowen, Samuel Nightingale, Ben-
jamin Bowen, Jabez Bowen, Jacob fVightman, Jonathan
Badger, John Fo/ler, jun. Charles Keen, Nathaniel Greene,
Eleazer Harding, Benjamin H^eft, Amos Tbroofe, Nathaniel
Frotbtngbam, Samuel Nightingale, jun. Stepberi Dexter, Wil-
liam Dexter, Elihu Robinfon, Jofeph Manning, Levi Hall,
Nathaniel Metcalf, James Greene, Ezekiel Burr^Jojkua Hac-
ker, Nehemiab Sweet, Paul Allen, John Carpenter, Jonathan
Arnold, Amos Atwell, Jonathan Ruffell, Jonathan Ellis,
Alexander Samplon, Jofeph Nightingale, tVil(iam Bowen,
Henry Stirling, and limotby Gladding, together with fuch
others as they (hall eledt from Time to Time, fhall be,
forever hereafter, a Body Corporate and Politick, in Fafl:
and Name, bv the Name of the BENEVOLENT CON-
GREGATIONAL SOCIETr, in the Town of Provi-
dence, in the Colony of Rhode- JJland, and Providence Plan-
tations, in New-England, for the Purpofe of raifing a
Fund, hy free and voluntary Subfcriptions, Contributions,
Legacies and Donations, for the Support of Public Wor-
(hip in the Congregational Society in the Towrt of Provi-
dence aforefaid, of which the Reverend David Shearman
Rowland IS at prefent Miniftcr. And the faid Benevole^it
Society is hereby empowered to take, receive, and hold,
all and any voluntary Subfcriptions, Contributions, Lega-
cies and Donations, of any Sum or Sums of Money, or of
any real or perfonal EftHte^ and alfo to have, poflefs, or
acquire. Lands, Tenements, Hereditaments, or any Goods
and Chattels wbatfoever, and tiie fame to let, leafe, grant,
demife, aliene, bargain, fell, convey^ and difpofe of, by
Deed or Deeds, under their Seal, at their own Will and
Pl^afure : And (hall and may be Perfons in Law, as a
Body Corporate, to fue and be fued, to plead and to be
impleaded, to anfwer and be anfwered unto, to defend and
be defended againft, in all Courts' and" Places, and befbre
all proper Judges whatfoever, in all and Angular Suit and
Suits, Caufes and AiSions of what Kind foever, in the ful-
left and ampleft Manner. And if it (hall happen, that the
faid Benevolent Society fhali become liezed of Lands or
Tenements, by Mortgage, as Security for Payment of any
B Debt
66 OBober 1770.
Debt or Debts, or by levying Execution on Lands or Te-
remenls, for difchargmg sny Debt or Debts that (hall be
due to the f?id Benevolent Society, it Hiall be lawful for
them, by Deed under their Seal, to fell and convey the
Landb and Tenennents, acquired by either of the laid Two
mentioned Ways.
j^ND BE it further Evened by the Authority af^rrfaidt
That there fliall be a Meeting of the faid Benevolent Soci-
ety, in the Town of ProviJence, on the Firft Tuejclay of
^//^«//,yearly, forever ; at which Time, for the better order-
ing and managing the Affairs of the faid Benevolent Society,
they fliall.oat of their own Body Politick, by a Majority of
the Members prefent, eledt a Preiident, a Vice-Prefident,
Treafurer, and Secretary, and fuch other Officers as they
fhall judge needful.
AND Be it further EnaSled, That there {hall be a
Quarterly Meeting of the faid Benevolent Society at Prvvi-
dence aforelaid, forever, on the Firfl Tuefday in November,
February and May, in every Year, and oftener, as they fliall
think needful, when and where they fliall think fit ; And
that all Officers, chofen as aforefaid, before they fhall be
qualified to ad:, fhall be fworn to the faithful Peiformance
of their refpedive Trufts.
AND Be it further EnaHed by the Authority aforefaid.
That the faid Benevolent Society (hall have a common Seal,
which it fhall be lawful for them to alter, change, break,
and make anew at Pleafure : And that the faid Benevolent
Society by the Name aforefaid, they and their Succeffors,
ihall have perpetual Succeffion.
AND Beit further EnaSted, That the aforefaid Dari"
ui Sefftom be the Firll Prefident, the aforefaid Ephraim
Bowen the Firfl Vice- Prefident, the aforefaid Samuel
Nighting forefaid Jobtt
Fofltr
OSlober J 'J 'JO. 6^
Fofler theFirfl Secretary of the faid Benevolent Society, to
continue in their refpedivc Oiiiccs, until ilic Fiift Tuefday
iu Augu/l next.
yiND Be it further Ena^ed, That all Donations to
the faid Benevolent Society^ by voluntary Subfcriptitjn, Con-
tribution, Legacy, or otncrwifc, (excepting fuch as Hiall
be differently appropriated by the Donors) fliall make a
Part of, and be put into the Capital iJtock or Fund of the
faid Benevolent Society, and (hall be put out on Intcrtft, pn
good Security, for One Year, or othcrwifc improved to the
bcft Advantage. And the Income or Profits thereof fliall
folely be applied and appropriated to the Support of Pub-
lic Worftiip, in the aforefaid Congregational Society, until
the InterefL ihall exceed the Sum ot One Hundred and
Fifty Pounds Srerling, and then the Surplufage (liall be
cither added to the Fund, or appropriated to fuch other
CHARITABLE UsES, as a Majority of the faid Benevolent
Society (hall order and determJne9 at any regular, ilated
Meeting.
AND Be it further EnaSled^ That the faid Benevolent
Society, at any of thcir Meetings, may elect into their Body
fuch Pcrfons as they fliall judge proper} apd may appoint
a Committee or Committees to profccute the Orders of the
faid Benevolent Society, audit the Treafurer's Accounts, and
prepare Matters for the Society to aft upon : And that the
faid Benevolent Society (hall have, and there is hereby
granted unto thtm, at any of their ftated Meetings, full
Power to make fuch Rules, Orders, and By-Laws, and to
alter the fame as they (hall judge needful^ for the better
Government of the faid Benevolent Society ; provided that
fuch Rules, Orders and By-Laws, be not repugnapt, ci-
ther to the Laws of England, the Laws of this Colony, or
the Dedgn of thcir Inflitution.
AND Be it further Ena&ed, That any Seven of the
Members, the Picddeat, Vice-Prefuieot, Treafurcr, or Se-
cretary,
63 OEiober 1770.
cretary, always to be One, being convened at any regular
Meeting are hereby declared to be a Quorum of faid Meet-
ing. And to the End that the Members of the faid Berte-
tioltnt Society, and all Contributors thereto may know the
State of their Stock, and the Difpofition of the Profit there-
of ; Be it further EnaSled, That a particular Account of
fuch Stock and Difpofition (hall be exhibited by the Trea-
furer, at every Quarterly Meeting, and be examined by a
Committee of the faid Benevolent Society, who, upon findiiJg
it to be true, (ball ceiAify the fame in Writing, under their
Hands. And fair Entries fhall be made, in proper Books,
provided for that Purpofe, of all Donations, Legacies, Sub-
fcription*. and Contributions made to the faid Benevoleftt
Society, and of all Eftate, both real and perfonal, belongiijg
to them, and of the Income thereof; and alfo, of all th«ir
Tranlaftions, cither by themlelyes, or by their Officers or
Committees, for, arvd on Account of, the faid Benevolent
Society. And the faid Books fhall be brought to every of
the faid Quarterly Meetings, and fhall be there open for
the Perufal and Examination of the Members of the faid
Benevolent Society.
jiND Be it further EnaSfeJy That if ever there ihall
be a lefs Number than Seven, belonging to the faid Bene~
fDolent Society, then all Monies, Bonds, Mortgages, Deeds,
Kotes, Obligations, Books, and Papers of every Kind, to-
gether with alt the Eftate, both real and perfonal, whaffo-
evcr, at that Time belonging to the faid Benevolent Society,
(hall be given up to, and thefole Property thereof be veil-
ed in the, Congregational Society afbrtffaid, for whofe
Ufe and Benefit the faid Benevolent Society is inflituted, to
be lodged in the Hands of any One or more Perfons, wham
a Majority of that Society (hall appoint to receive the fame.
PROVIDED neverthelefs, and Be it further EnaHed
by the Authority oforefaid. That no Part of this Adt fliall
be conftrued or underftood, to grant any Power or Powers
to the faid Benevolent Society y to raife any Sum or Sums
of Money, for the Purpofes aforefaid, .any. otherwife than
by free and voluntary Subfcription, Contribution, Legacy,
or Donation.
Whereas
OElobeVy 1770. 69
Whereas George Hazard, Efq; Mr. Edward Tburjlorty Reporfof the
jun. and "Job Beyinet, Efq-, prefenied unto this Aflemblj' the Committfe
following Report and Account, to wit : KU)°ne''"[nW
General
To the Honorable the General Aflcmbly of the Colony Tr«afury.
of Rbode-IJlanJ, to be held at Providence on the laft
Wednefday in Oilokr Inflant.
WE the Subfcribers being appointed a Committee,
at September SeiTion of Aflembly, to receive of
the General Treafurer and burn all the Bills of public Cre-
dit, of the Old Tenor and lawful Money Bills rn the Ge-
neral Trcafury, which were paid into be funk, do Report
that we have received oijofepb Clarke, Efq; General Trea-
furer, the Sum of Forty-fix Thoufand and Fourteen
Pounds, Seventeen Shillings and Seven Pence, in Bills of
Credit of the Old Tenor.
Fourteen Shillings and Three Pence, lawful Money,
Bills of Credit, Principal, dated May 8ih, 1758, which,
with the Sum of Three Shillings and Two Pence Farthing
Intereft, that had become due thereon, amounts to Se-
venteen Shillings and Five Pence One Farthing.
Eight Shillings and and Three Pence,in like Bills, dated
December 23d, 1758, which, with the Two Shillings and
Three Farthings Intereft, amounts to Ten Shillings and
Three Pence Three Farthings.
One Pound Nineteen Shillings, like Bills, dated March
15th, 1759, which, with Nine Shillings and Nine Pence
Intercft, amounts to Two Pounds, Eight Shillings and
Nine Pence.
Twenty Pounds Eight Shillings and Three Pence, like
Bills, dated March loth, 1760, which, with Thirteen
Pounds, Three Shillings and Nine Pence Three Farthings
Intereft, amounts to Thirty-three Pounds, Twelve Shil-
lings and Three Farthings.
Thirty-fix Pounds Ten Shillings, like Bills, dated May
12th, 1760, which, with Twenty-three Pounds, Nine
Shillings and Seven Pence Three Farthings Intereft,
amounts to Fifty-nine Pounds, Nineteen Shillings and Se-
ven Pence Three Farthings.
One
70 OSJohefy 1770.
One Hundred and Fifty-two Pounds, Seventeen Shil-
lings and Four Pence Halfpenny, like Bills, dated March
2oih, 1762, which, with Thirty-eight Pounds Four Shil-
lings and Four Pence Intereft, amounts to One Hundred
and Ninety-one Pounds, One Shilling and Eight Pence
Halfpenny.
Eighty-one Pounds, like Bills, dated ^^r// loth, 1762,
which, with Twenty Pounds Five Shillings Intereft,
amounts to One Hundred and One Pound Five Shillings.
Thirty-five Pounds Fifteen Shillings, like Bills, dated
May 8th, 1762, which, with Eight Pounds Eighteen Shil-
lings and Nine Pence Intereft, amounts to Forty-four
Pounds Thirteen Shillings and Nine Pence.
One Hundred and Eighty-fix Pounds Three Shillings
and Six Pence Three Farthings, like Bills, dated November
I ft, 1762, which with Forty-fix Pounds Ten Shillings
and Ten Pence Halfpenny Intereft, amounts to Two Hun-
dred and Thirty-two Pounds Fourteen Shillings and Five
Pence Farthing.
Sixty-nine Pounds Fourteen Shillings and Ten Pence
Halfpenny, like Billj, dated March ift, 1766, and the
Sum of Two Hundred and Twenty-fix Pounds Seventeen
Shillings and Five Pence, like Bills, dated February 28th,
1767, all of which Bills we have Burnt in confcqueoce of
laid Appointment,
^. 46014.. \y. 7. Old Tenor.
Lawful Money Bills, d&ted M^ 8th, 1758, Principal, j^. o. 14. 3. Intereit, /. o. 3. s|
Ditto, - Dt(imb»r 33d, 1758, • 8.3. - ^' i ■
Ditto, - Marti 15th, 1759, - I. 19. - 9 9
Ditto, - AJareb loth, 1760, - 20. 8. 3. - 13. 3. 9!
Ditto, - Hay ixth, 1760, - 36. 10. O. - 23. 9. 7I
Ditto, • March JOth, 1762, - 15X. 17. 4J. • 38. 4. 4
Ditto, - Jfni loih, 1762, - 81. o. - 20. 5. o
Ditto, - Maji 8th, 176^, - 35. 15. o. - 8. 18. 9-
Ditto, • Nov. iH, 1762, • 186. 3. 61 • 46. 10. io|
Ditto, - March jft, 1706, - 69. 14. loj. •
Ditto, - February iSib, 1767, • az6. 17. 5.
Niv/fm, OHibtriM, 1770.
GEORGE HAZARD,
EDW. THURSTON, junr.
JOB. BENNET.
}
177Q.
OEiober^ ij'jo. 71
1770. Colony of Rkude-I/iand^ &c. Dr.
OSiOy 26. To our Services in performing the above Bufinefs,
Ceorge Hazard, 4Daysat6/ ^''4
Edward ^hurflon, 4 Days at do, i 4
Job Bennet, 4 Days at do. i 4
And the Premlfes being duly confidered, It is Voted and
Refolved, That the foregoing Report be accepted, that
the Account of the Committee be allowed, and that Three
Pounds Twelve Shillings, lawful Money, being the
Amount thereof, be paid the laid George Hazard, Edward
Ihurfioriy and Job Bennety out of the General-Treafury.
WHEREAS James Hdme and Metcalf Bowler, l^^'^^^f"^
Efqrs. Two of the Juftices of his Majefty's Su- po°|^*„ and
pcrior Court, &c. exhibited unto this Aflembly an Ac- Mtuai/Boiu-
count, by them charged againfl: the Colony for their At- ^7D°i^»«
tendance in examining fcveral Perfons, apprehended for
counterfeiting Coins current in this Colony : And the faid
Account being duly examined j It is Voted and Rejohed,
That the (ame be and hereby is allowed, and that Nineteen
Dollars be paid the faid James Helme, and Seven Dollars
the iaid Metcalf Bcwler, out of the General-Treafury. Report of tlie
Committee
Whereas Jcfepb Wanton, jun. Efq; Jofepb Hazard, "P"" l''^*^ ^*?"
Efq; John Dexter, Efq; Mr. John Eldred, Stephen Ar- vers°PedfotB*
mid, Efq; and Daniel Mowrey, jun. Efq; prcfentcd unto forapprehea-
this Aflembly the following Report, to wit ; wamin^i
Perfons guil*
•• We the Subfcribers being appointed a Committee by ^v^[ .""'*"
the Honourable General Aflembly, to audit the Accounts coiai""*
of the feveral Officers and others employed, for their Time
and Trouble in apprehending the Criminals lately tried
for counterfeiting Gold and Silver Coins, do Report, that
the leveral Perfons therein employed, be allowed the Sums
following, to wit:
To Ceorge Hazard, Efq;- - • ^. i r. 8. o
To Henry Ward, Efq; - « 5. 14. O
To Martin Howardt Eiq; - - ^. 1 4. o
To
72 OSlobefy 1770.
To Charles Bar Jin, Efq; • - 1. 4. o
ToJobnQreUa,]\xnx. Efq; - - 9. 3. o
To IValter Chalofjer, Efqj - - lo. 12. 5
To Robert Ltlliirit^ge, jun.\.heBahnce of hk Account, 10. 6. 2
To Jonathan Je^ers, - - i. I. o
To Daniel Hookey, the Balance of his Account, - 6. 5. 1 1
To Anthony Holdon, - - 2. 9. 9
To Danrel Dunham, ]\in. - : 1. ig. o
To Nathaniel Helme, the Balance of his Account, inT
which Sum is included an Allowance for aiding I
and taking Pollock and others, as mentioned in ;
faid Helme's Account, - - J
To Beriab Browne jun. * - 6. o. o
We further Report, that the feveral Sums taxed in the
Bills of Coft, for any of the above Perfons, attending as
Witneflcs at the Trials, be paid into the General Treafu-
ry, Henry JVard^ Efq; excepted, who hath not as yet ex-
hibited any Account for his Service at faid Trials.
All which is humbly fubmitted, by
JOSEPH WANTON, jun.
JOSEPH HAZARD,
JOHN DEXTER,
JOHN ELDRED,
STEPHEN ARNOLD,
DANIEL MOWREY. jun.
And the foregoing Report being duly confidered. It it
Voted and Refolved, That the fame be and hereby is accepted,
and that the feveral Sums therein mentioned be paid out of
the General Treafury ,to the faid Perfons refpedively.
Committee to ]T {s Voted and Rt/vlved, That Samuel Dyre, Efq; Jo/eph
countsof'fiK ff^anton,]an. Efq; and Mr. John IVanton, Son oi Gideon,
CSiUatr. be.and they are hereby appointed, a Committee to audit the
Accounts of IValter Chaloner, Efq; with the Colony ; and
that they make Report to this Affembly as foon as may be
tained
OBober^ ijjo* 73
Whereas the AttorniesatLaw have been ne ceflarily de- TlaeforfiU
laincd upon ihc Bufincls of this Aflembly, and thereby the u°„^, ^"^ ^n^
timely filing of Declarations for the next Term of the In* fwen toA'^ou^
fcrior Court, for the County of tJewport, may he prevent- -t'o^^^"/"'^
ed. It is therefore Voted and Refolved, That all Declara- ened.
tions to be filed focfaid Court, may be filed at any Time
before the fitting of faid Court, and Anfwers may be filed
on the Second Day of faid Term. Any Law, Cuftom of
Ufage, to the contrary in any wife notwithflanding.
Yt is Voled and Refohed, That all Executions, which E«cutloBi
were returnable to laft OiJodfr Term oi the Superior Court jS/Surt
in the County of Bri/folt which Court fell through by Rca- which fell
fon of oiher Bufinefs, which detained the Jufticcs of faid «hio'tobe
Court, (hall be returned to the faid Superior Court, the Superior
at their next Meeting in the County of NriP^or/, Court in the
on Tburfday the 22d of this Inllant November : That Com- ^°!^^l,%.
plaints be filed, and Executions ilTue, as from, faid Term
of OHober, and be returned in like Manner : And that all
other Bufinefs lying before the Court, at their faid Term
of OHober, be continued to the next Term, in the faid
County of BriJloL
SheriflTtobid
ir is Voted and Refcked, That the Sheriff of the Coun- ''"/i'^'fi*""
ty or Ktngs-Lounty, upon the bale or any or the Land or Reymtdi and
real Eftate of Samuel PfUlJon, PVilliam Reynolds, and Tbo- Clarke.
mas Clarke, agreeable to their refpe^tive Sentences, pafi'ed
upon them by the Superior Court of this Colony, bid upon
the Sale of each Eftate, for and in Behalf of the Colony,
to the amount of the refpeiftive Fines and Cofis, by faid
Sentence afiixed, and upon faid Eftates or either of them,
being ftruck off by fuch Bid, to make and execute a Deed
or Deeds of Conveyance of the fame, to the General
Treafurer of this Colony, to and for the Ulc of the Colo-
ny.
Committee to
iTis Voted and Refihed, That the Honourable Stephen ''^^,%^^^
Hopkins, Efq; Caleb Harris, Efq; and 'James Angell, Efqj late OAo^r
be and they are hereby appointed a Committee,to audit the -^rtuid, Efq.
Accounts of Ohver Arnold, Efq; the late Attorney-Gene-
ral, with the Colony, and that they make Report to this
Allenibly as foon as may be,
D n
73 OBoher^ ^^77^"
Comralttee // /j Voted and Refohed, That Stephen Arnold, Efq;
Accolnil'lff ^^'^^^^ Mowrey, jun. Efq; Mr. Mofes Brown, Mr. Ed-
the General 'Ward Tburjion, jufi and Job Bennett Efq; be and they, oc
Txeafurer. j^g major Part of them, are hereby appointed a Coreimit-
te€ to audit the Accounts of the General Treafurer with the
Colony, and to burn fuch Treafurer's Notes as may be in
the General Treafury, and that they make Report to this
Aflembly as foon as may be.
tott. granted Whereas Jeremiah Whipple and John "Dexter ^ Efqrs.
to repair Deputies for the Town of Cumberland, preferred a Pcti-
Bridiee," ^'0" ^nd reprefented unto this AfTembly, that the great
Bridge built over Pawtucket River, between the Towns of
Smithjield and Cumberland, called Whipple'^ Bridge, is fo
out of Repair, that it is almoft impaflable, a«d if not foon
repaired will be entirely ufelefs, and thereupon pray that a
Lottery may be granted to raifc the Sam of Four Hundred
DuUafs, in One or more ClaiTes, as the Diredors Ihall
think beft to be applied for repairing faid great Bridge ; and
that Jeremiah fVhtpple, Efq; Captain Benjamin Tower, Mr.
David Dexter, and Mr, Eltjha Waterman, may be ap-
pointed Diredtors of (aid Lottery, they giving Bond ac-
cording to Cudom.
On Confidcration whereof, ^E it EnaSed by tbisGeneral
Afembly, and by the Authority thereof, it is EnaSied, That
the Prayer of the faid Petition be, and the fame is hereby
granted, provided that no Expence arifes to tlie Colony
thereby.
Lottery to Whereas a Number of the Inhabitants of the Town
purchafe a ^f Qranjlon preferred a Petition, and reprefented unto this
Public Wor- Aflembly, that there is a confidcrable Number of People
ihip in Cieo' in that and the neighbouring Towns, who arc religioufly
''**• inclined, of the Sed: called BaptiftSj whofe Principles are
contained in Hebrews, Chap. 6, and ift and 2d Verfcs,
who are willing to devote a Part of their Time to the pub-
lic Worfliip of God ; That there being no Meeting- Houfe
within a convenient Diftance of the Place where the
greateft Part of that Church or Society live ; Meetings have
been kept up in faid Place, for upwards of Thirty Years,
at private Houfes, until about Two Years pail, they have
hired
O&oher^ 1770. 75
hired a Houfe at the Corner where Two Roads meet, near
the Reverend Elijha Greene z^ infaid Cranjion^ for a Place
of public Woifliip : That the faid Houfe and Lot is now
to be Sold, and it being a very convenient and commodious
Place for a Mecting-Houfe, they arc inclined to purchafe
it for that Purpofe, for the Church that is under the Care
and Diredion of the faid 'Elijha Greene ; but that the faid
Society is not able to purchafe the fame by Subfcription,
and repair it : And therefore they prayed this AlTembly to
grant them a Lottery to raife the Sum of Three Hundred
Dollars, to be applied towards purchafing and repairing the
faid Houfe and Lot : And that Meflrs. 'jojepb Stone, Eli-
jha Greene, jun. Zerobabel IVeJicot, and Nehemiah Knigbi^
all of Cranjton aforefaid, may be appointed Diredlors or
Managers of faid Lottery.
On Confideration whereof, BE it EnaSfedby this General
Jijjembly, and by the Authority thereof, it is Ena£Ied, That
the Prayer of the foregoing Petition be and the fame is
hereby granted. That theDircdtors give Bond to the Gene-
ral Treafurer, and be engaged for the faithful Performance
of their Truft; and that the faid Lottery be divided into
fuch and fo many Clafles as they fliall think proper.
TT is Voted and Refolved, That fVilliam Bradford, Efq; ^- Bradftri
be, and he is hereby added to William Brooks Simjon, al- defo.TthV°
ready appointed to defend the Suit commenced by Mr. Colony a-
Ceorge Scott againft the Colony. ^^^^f- ^"''
IT is Voted dnd Refolved^ That George Taylor, Efq; be g. Tayhr ap-
and he is hereby appointed and fully empowered, to fell to pointed to
the beft Advantage, for the Ufc of the Colony, the Land tng^'f ,o**
recovered by the Colony from Nathaniel Ellitborpe : And the Colony,
that Edward Tburjlon^ Efq; Keeper of the Grand Com-
mittee's Office, (after he (hall have received a Deed from
the Sheriff) give a Deed to the Purchalcr thereof.
H is Voted and Refvhed, That a proper Perfon be ap- ''^[Jj^j*^
pointed in each of the Counties oi Providence, King's-Coun- ^h Co'unty
iy, Briftol, and Kent, who (hall be fully empowered to re- ^° ^^ »J»e
ceive, and put in Suit, all the Colony's Bonds aodMortga- Bo&id
ges, that coocern the Loan Money, in each of laid Coun- Mortgages,
ties i **^-
y6 05Jober^ '^77^-
ties : That the faid Perfons be dircdled to ufe every lawful
Method in their Power to bring the Affairs of the Loan
Money to a final Conclufion, in the moft expcditious'Man-
uer : That, for that Purpofe, the Keeper of the Grand
Committee's Office forthwith deliver to the Perfon fo
appointed for each County, all fuch Bonds, Mortgages,
Papers, and other Documents, as any Way concern the
Loan Money, in fuch County, in whofever Hands lodg-
ed j and that the Perfons fo appointed, in each County, be
fully empowered to difchargc and deliver up all fuch Mort-
gages as are fully paid.
// is further Voted and Refohed, That in all Cafes where
Executions have been ferved on Lanas, and fuch Lands
are not Sold, the Sheriff of each County be dire^ed, and
is hereby fully empowered to fell the fame, as foon as may
be: And. that in the Siale of all Eftatcs mortgaged to the
Colony as aforcfaid, the Sheriff bid upon Account of the
Colony, to the Amount of the Sum due, with all Cofls.
AND it is further Voted and Re/oJved, That George
*Taylort Efq-, be appointed for the County of Providence^,
Stephen Hajfard, Efq; for the County of King's- County,
jfcjiab Finnev, Efq; for the County of Brijtcl, and Thomas
jildricb, EUji for the County of Ai«/, for the Purpofesia
this Ail mentioned : That the above-mentioned Perfons
give public Notice throughout each of their rcfpedive Coun-
ties, of the pafTingof this A(ft ; and that all the Bonds and
Mortgages, which are not immediately paid, be put in Suit
to the next.refpeAive Inferior Courts of Common Pleas, in
the ieveral Counties.
Committeo TT iS Voted and Refohed, Tlial Captain Stephen Jenekes^
AccoJntstf 3'"*" ^^^^f^y Efq; and Stephen Arnold, Efq;.be. and they
£. Brown, are hereby appointed, a Committee to audit the Account ot
■Beriah Brcwn, Efq; Sheriffof the County of iC/w^'i-Cca;!-
iy, for repairing two Rooms in the Gaol, in faid County,
and that they make Report to this Afiembly as foon a?
may be.
allowed j^. 15 Whereas Mr. George Lawton, Keeper of his Majef-
9 II i. ty's Gaol in the County oi Newport ^ exhibited unto this
AlTembly
Aflembly, an Account by him charged againft the Colo-
ny, for the Support of divers poor Prifoners, committed at
the King's Suit ; and the laid Accounr being duly examin-
ed, JT is Voted and Refo/ved, That the fame be and here-
by is allowed, and that Fitteen Pounds, Nine Shillings and
Eleven Pence Three Farthings, lawful Money, being the
Amount thereof, be paid the faid George Lawtorit out of
the General Treafury.
Whereas this AfTcmbly is informed, that his Maje-
fty's Gaol, in the County ot King'i-County, was in the Night queued to if-
of the third Day of this Inflant, November, broke open by iue a Proda-
a Number of People in Difguife, and feveral of the Prifo- ^''j°hend.
ners, to wit, Wtlham Reynolds^ Thomas Clarke, Elijha ing the Fa-
ReynoUi, and Samuel Cafey, (the faid Cafey being under jo"^ who
c c r^ .i.\ /'. . t-u . IT- .L r brokeopen
Sentence o\ Death) were let at Liberty ; IT is therejore the Gaol in
Voted and Refolved, That his Honor the Governor be, and K. Ceuntj.
he is hereby, requefied to iffue a Proclamation immediate-
ly for apprehending the Perpetrators of that atrocious
Crime, and therein promife a Reward of Fifty Pounds,
lawful Money, and an Indemnification to any Ferfon or
Perfons who fhall difcover any one or more of the Pcrfons
•who were aiding or aflifting in breaking open faid Gaol
(excepting ihofe already difcovered) fo that I'uch Ferfon or
Pcrfons be convlfted ; and alfo Fifty Pounds, lawful Mo-
rey, to any Perfon or Perfons, who fhall apprehend and
bring the laid Samuel Cafey before legal Authority, in this
Colony, fo that he may be commicccd.
yIND It is further Voted and Re/oheJ, That any and all
fuch Perfons as may be apprehended, as alfo fuch of faid
Criminals as have made their Efcape, (hall be committed
to his Majefty's Gaol, in the County of Newport, until
further Oiders of the Superior Court of this Colony : And
that the Juftices of faid Court be, and they are hereby, em-
powered to meet in theCounty of King's- County, on the iirft
Monday in December next, and to proceed to the Trials of
any Perfons appiehended for any Crimes committed within
the fame County, and to order the Sheriff, by Writ of Venire
Facias, to fummon a fufficient Number of good and luf-
ficient Men, within the fame County, for Grand and Petit
Jurors, for the Freientment ot Bills againft, and Trials of
E fuch
7$ OStohefy 1770.
{uch Criminals. And any one of the faid Juftices is hereby
empowert:d to adjourn faid Court from Tifnc to Time, that
fo the fame may be kept alive, folong as the faid Juftices
may apprehend to be neceflary for the Purpofcs aforefaid.
And upon Conviftion of any ilich Pcrfons, the faid Court
is hereby empowered to proceed to Sentence, and to order,
if they thinly neceflary, any Perfon, fo convidcd, to ftand
Committed to his Majefty's Gaol, in the County of HeV)'
fort^ until Sentence ^all be performed.
Whereas Mr. William Pearce exhibited to this Af-
Wil. PittTM, fembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony,
^£°Q^^^ o ^°'' ^'* Time, Horfe-hire, and Expcnces, in going to
Barrington, to warn the Deputies to attend upon this A(*
fembly at the prefcnt Scflion : And the faid Account being
duly examined ; IT is FoteJ and Refolved, That the fame
be and hereby is allowed, and that Twelve Shillings^ law-
ful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid
U^illiom Pearce, out of the General Treafury.
/ 1 16 6 Whereas it appears unto this Aflcmbly, that the Sum
piid to the of Seven Pounds, Sixteen Shillings, lawful Money, is
Afiignees of ^ue from the Colony, to the Eftate of Captain Ebemzer
ciEbem^ y^^ckes, who died in tlie Service of the Colony, in the
^tiuJut.. Year 1758 ; IT is therefore Voted and Refohed, That the
(aid Sum be paid out of the General Treafury, to the Com-
cpi^fioners or AfTignees of the late Widpw Qf the faid E&e-
nezer Jenclies.
Gen. Trea- WHEREAS Nine Pounds, Ten Shillings and Eight
furer to deli- Pence, lawful Money, of the Sum for which Abraham
VJx'fiiZiiQ ^''^c>^ ga**=^ his Note to the Colony, is due to Peter Pbih
F.Pbiiiift. lips, Efq; and other Officers, IT is therefore Voted and
Re(dhed, That the General Treafurer deliver up the faid
Note to the faid Peter Phillips, to be put in Suit without
any Charge to the Colony, and upon Condition that when
he fhall recover and receive the Money due thereon,
be (hall pay the Balance of faid Note into the General
Treafury.
SloS'"^'" Whereas David mikinfon, Efqj exhibited unto this
£, z. 8. o. AHembly an Account, by htm charged againfl the Colo-
ny
OSJober^ I J JO. 79
ny, for Subfidence for a Party of his Majcfty's Troops who
were marching through FroviiJencf, the lafl Summer :
And the (aid Account being duly examined j JT is footed
and Refolved, That the fame be and hereby is allowed, and
that TwQ Pounds, Eight Shillings, lawful Money, being
the Amount t^)e^eo^, be paid the (aid David H^iikinfont
cut of the General Treafury.
Whereas Meffii^. 'John Comftoek, John Olney and Gi- j, Cm/t^d,
deon Olney, the Affcflbrs of Rates, for the Town of North- 7- O/iy and
providence, exhibited unto this Aflembly an Account, by f^J^'^'^" **'
them charged againft the Colony, foralfefling the Colony £. i. 9. jj
Rates tJpOTr the Inhabitants ot faid Town, ptirfuant to
an Aft palTed in February y 1769: And the faid Account
being duly examined, tT is Foted and iRefohed^ That
tlie fame be and hereby is allowed j and that one Pound,
Nine Shillings and Three Pence, lawful Money, being
the Amount thereof, be paid the (aid "John Com/lock, Jofeph
Olney, and Gideon Olney^ out ot the General Treafury.
Whereas Mr» '^ohn Carter exhibited unto this Af- . ^^^ ,
fembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony, lowed
for priming feveral A<ffcs di Aflembly in the Providence C- j- 6. 0.
Gazette, and for printing 200 Proclamations : And the
faid Account being duly examined, TT is Voted and Re-
folved, That the lame be atid hereby is allowed ; and that
Three Pounds, Six Shillings, lawful Money, being the
Amount thereof, be paid tiie hid jfohn Carter t out of the
General Treafury.
IT is Voted and RefolveJ, That his Honor the Gover-
nor be, and he is hereby, lequefted to fend Home all the TieCJov.t©*
Aas of the General Afiembly, that have not yet been ^'^'J^J^g
lent, agreeable to his Majefty's Requifition, fignified to the the Attsof
Colony by a Letter from the Right Honorable the Earl ArtemWy.
Hillfljorough,
IT is Voted and Refohed, That the Town of Prtvi- Cj^ain e-
dence be, and they are hereby empowered, and dire<3ed to ftatesw be
tax the feveral Owners or PofleiTors of the Lands, Weft- '^^^J'^^^
ward of the Eaftern Banks of the River or Bay, from the Pa-u,tucUt
Boundary of the Colony, on Bullocks Neck, Northward, Badgs.
to
go OSfohery 1770.
to the Line of North-Providence, and that in Default of
Payment of fuch Tax, fo a/TefTed, the Salt Grafs Sedge
or Thatch growing thereon be annually Sold for .the Pay-
ment thereof.
IT is alfo RffoheJ, That the Town of North-Provi"
detice tax the Owners or Pofleflbrs of the Lands, Tene-
ments and other Eftate, lying Wcftward of the Colony's
Boundary, near the Eaft Butment of Pawtucket Bridge,
and from thence Southerly as far as the Range of the North
Line oi Providence And that the Afleflbrs and Collec-
tors have the fame Power over fuch Ertates, as they have
over the Eftates on the Weft Side of Seaconk River ; the
faid Eaftcrn Shore being clearly comprehended widiin the
Charter of this Colony.
AND It is further Voted and Refohed, That the Mo-
nies arifing from the Eftates, herein ordered to be taxed, be
lodged in the General Treafury, to be applied towards
keeping up and fupporting Pawtucket Bridge.
rr is Voted and Refohed, That Thirty Pounds, lawful
A 30. o. 0. Money, be allowed towards repairing the great Bridge,
Slowed for called anj known by the Name of Pawtucket Bridge j
Pawiucitt and that the fame be paid out of the General Treafury, to
Bridge. Meflrs. Stephen Jertckes and Jdn Dexter, for the Purpofc
aforefaid.
Petition for ^ ^^ Voted and Refohed, That the Petition for dividing
dividing the Town of tVe/ierly be, and the fame is hereby, referred
Wefteriy re- jq (j,g ^ext Seflion ; and that the faid Town be ferved with
a Copy thereof, and cited to appear at next SciBon, to an-
fwer the fam^.
Whereas Paul Tew, Efqj Sheriff of the County of
PaulTmi^. Providence, exhibited unto this AfTembly an Account, by
jr . 8. ,0. him charged againft the Colony, for his Service in taking
up and committing fevcral Perfons, fummoning Evidences,
&c. And the faid Account being duly examined, Tt is
Voted and Re/oJvedy That the fame be and hereby is allow-
ed ; and that Four Pounds, Eight Shillings and Ten Pencc>
lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid
Faul Tew, out of the General Treafury,
WUEKEAS
OSiober^ ijjo. ^r
Whereas Capt. Stephen yenckes, John Dexter, Efq; R«pf""' "'■'•>«
and Stephen /Arnold, Efq; who were appointed a Committee ^";"^„'!^"
to audit the Account of Beriub Brown, Eiq; for repairing Account, who
Two Rooms in the Gaol in the County of Kings-County, 'l *"°''"'^
prclentcd unto this Aflembly the following Report, to wit: *'' ''
We the Subfcribers, being appointed a Committee to au-
dit the Account of Benah Browrjy Efq; SherifFof the Coun-
ty of Ktng's-County, do report that the Sum of Twenty-
three Pounds, Seven Shilhngs and Two Pence, of fatd
Accouiit, be allowed to him.
Which is humbly fubmitted by
Stephen Jenckes,
John Dexter,
Stephen Arnold.
And the faid Report being duly confidered, //* ts Feted
and Refolved, That the fame be and hereby is allowed ; and
that Twenty-three Pounds, Seven Sliillinge and Two
Pence, lawful Money, being the Sum therein mentioned,
be paid tQ this faid Beriab Eroivn, out of the General Trea-
fury.
Whereas this AfTembly, at their Seflion in OSlcber, Matthtw R».
lydj, pafled an A<fl, appointing Matthew Robinfon, Efq^ ^'V'" n
to draw a Deed, to be executed by Thomas Ninigret, late ofLandfoja
Sachem of the Narraganfeit Tribe of Indians in this Co- Schooifarthe
lony, and Five of his Council, to the Secretary, of an If- ""***"*-
land in Charleftown, for the XJ^t of a School for the faid
Tribe of Indians, and to fee the fame executed, 6cc. as by
the faid h&. will appear : And whereas the faid Thomas
NinignthziYi fince deceafed, without having executed the
faid Deed ; FT is therefore Voted and Refched, That the
faid Adt be revived, and that either the prcfenl Queen of
faid Tribe, with Five of her Council, be, and ihey arc hereby
fully empoweted, to make, execute and give fuch a Deed,
as in the laid A<St is mentioned.-
Whereas Mr. Ncah Majon exhibited unto this Af- », ,w^
fembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony, allowed
lor the fubfiftcnce of a Party ol his Majcily's Troops paf- C- '• »»• o
ling
fing through Providence, in /Ipril laft : And the faid Ac-
count being duly examined, ITis looted and Rejohcd, That
One Pound, Ten Shillings, lawful Money, thereof, be
allowed and paid the faid Noah Mafon^ out of the Gene-
ral Trcafury,
added to the IT ti Voted and Refohed, that Capt. Thomas George be.
Com, for re- gnd he is hereby added to the Committee for repairing the
wTarfa?" Whatf at Goat-JJiand
Gtat-IJlaab.
H Himt Whereas Mr. Nathanifl Helme exhibited unto this
allowed Aflembly an Account, by him charged again(t the Colo-
C- 3- 9- 9 ny, for building a Pillory in the County of King s-Counly :
And the faid Account being duly examined, // a Voted and
ReJoJved, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed ; and
that Thcee Pounds, Nine Shillings and Nine Pence, law-
ful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid
Hatbaaid Helme, out oi the General Treafury.
w t/r A^ Whereas Mr. Noah Ma/on exhibited unto this AfTein-
Ulowed bly an Account, by him charged again ft the Colony, for
£. o. la. o. the Ufe made of his Houfe by feveral Commiltees Appoint-
ed by the General Aflfembly : And the faid Account be-
jng.duly examined, It is Voted and Refolvedy That Twelve
Shillings, lawful Mpney thereof, be allowed and paid tlie
faid ikab Majon, out of the General-Treafury.
y. Angttt JT is Voted and Refohed, That Six Pounds, Twelve
allowed Shillings, lawful Money, be allowed and paid to James
*' °' Angell, Efq; out of the General-Treafury, upon his with-
drawing the Adlion by him brought againft the Colony, it
being the Sum due to him for re-examining the General
Eflimate.
IT is Voted Pfid Refohed, That James Helme, Rowland
^°?'J° **^' Rohinfon, and Beriab Brown, Efqrs. be and they are
s. mi/on's hereby appointed a Committee, and empowered to take »(ito
Eftate, &c. their Pofleflion, in Behalf gf the Colony, all the Eftate,
both Real and Perfonal, of Samuel fVilfon, of Sotitb-Kingt-
town : That therefore the faid Samuel JVilljon be releafed
from Gaol : And that the fame CommUtee take the Pof-»
feilion of Samuel Co/efs Screws*
Whereas
OSJoier, 1770. S3
Whereas Mr. William Compion exhibited unto this '^- Compun
Adembly an Account, by him charged againrt the Colo- ^. ,. ,8, o.
ny, for his Attendance upon this Affembly ax. the prefent
Seflion, &c. And the faid Account being duly exannined,
Ic IS Voted and Refolvedy That the fame be, and hereby is
allowed ; and that One Pound, Eighteen Shillings, law-
ful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid
William ComJJioa, out of the General Treafury.
Whereas Mr. Daniel B>ancb exhibited unto this A{- d, Sranth
fembly an Account, by him charged againfl the Colony, allowed
for his Atteridance upon this Affembly at the prefent Sef-^"'* '*'^*
(ion, for cleaning the Court-Hoiifei &c. And the faid
Account being duly examined, IT is Voted and RefoheJ,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that One
Pound, Nineteen Shillings and Six Pence, lawful Money,
being the Amoynt thereof, be paid the hid Daniel Branchy
out of the General Treafury.
Whereas Mr. Benjamin Gorham exhibited unto this » ^ ,
Aflembly an Account, by him charged againd the Colo- aJIowed
ny, for his Attendance upon this A/Tembly, at the prefent L- '• «6.6»
Seffion, &c. And th faid Account being duly examined,
IT is Voted and Rejolved, that the fame be and hereby is
allowed ; and that One Pound, Sixteen Shillings and Six
Pence, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid
the faid Benjamin Corbam^ out of the General Treafury.
IT is Voted and Refohed, That all Bufinefs lying before
this Aflembly, unfinifhcd, be and the fame is hereby refer- Adjournment
red to the next SclTion; That the Secretary publifli the
A(f)sand Orders now made and paffed. by beat of Druqii,
in theTownof JVfw/>or/, in Ten Days after the Rifing of
this AlTembly, and within Thirty fend Copies therecrf" to
the Sheriff of each County, by him to be tranfmitted to
the Town-Clerk of each Town belonging to the County :
And that this AfTembly be, and hereby is adjourned to
the laft Monday in April next, if then called j but if not cal-
led before noc at that Time, that then this AfTembly be,and
hereby
8^ OSloher^ lyjo,
hereby Is diflolved : And it is further Voted and Refohfd,
Thai if this AlTembly be called before the Firft Day of
February next, that the SefFion Ihall be heldin the County
of Providnece, but if called after the fa id Firft Day of Fc-
bruary^ then it (hall be held in the County of Kent,
GOD fave the KIN G,
Fublijhed according to Order, in Newport, on Monday tbt
iqihDayof November, A. D. 1771, by
HENRY WARD, Sec'ry.
A TRUE Copy, DULY EXAMINED :
WITNESS.
^/^p?y^.
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Ntwport: Printed by Solomon Southwick.
May^ 1 77 1
At the General Assembly of the Go-
vernor and Company of the Englilh
Colony of Rhode' JJland^ and Providence
Piantations^mNeW'Engiandj in America j
begun and holden at Newport^ within
and for the faid Colony, on the Firft
Wednefday in May^ in the Year of our
Lord, OneThoufandSeven Hundred and
Seventy-one, and Eleventh of the Reign
of His Moft Sacred Majefty, GEORGE
the Third, by the Grace of GOD, King
of Great-Britain^ and (b forth.
present.
The Hon. Jofeph Wanton, Efq; Governor.
The Hon. Darius Sessions, Efq; Deputy- Governor.
Samuel Dyre, Efq;
Solomon Drown, Efq;
David Harris, Efq;
Thomas Wickes, Efq;
Jonathan Randall, Efq;
John Congdon, Efq;
Joseph Hazard, Efq;
William Richmond, Efq;
The SECRETARY,
y Affiflants,
May^ ijyi
DEPUTIES
NEWPORT :
Thomas Cranfton, jg/^-,
Mr. John Wanton, (Son of Gid.)
George Hazard, Efq-,
Jofcpn Wanton, ;■««. ^i
Capt. Williann Read,
Mr, Thomas Freebody.
Providence :
Daniel Jenckes, £/ji
Mr. Mofes Brown,
Mr. Benjamin Man,
Stephen Hopkins, £{<[.
Portsmouth :
Metcalf Bowler, Efy.
John Almy, Efq-,
Jonathan Freeborn, Efqj
Mr. Thomas Brownell.
Warwick :
Mr. Benjamin Greene,
James Arnold, £/{•,
Mr. Jacob Greene,
Mr. Chriftopher GreenCj
Westerly:
Mr. James Rhodes,
,A^. Phinehas Clark.
NewShoreham :
None.
NoRTh-KlNCSTOWN :
Mr. Ezekicl Gardner,
John Northup, £yj.
South-Kingstown :
William Po'ttcr, Efq;
Rowland Robinfon, Efq.
East-Greenwich :
Sylveftcr Sweet, Efqi
Mr. Jofeph Fry.
Jamestown :
Mr. George Tew,
Mr. John Gardner.
Smithfield :
Caleb Aldrich, Efq\
Daniel Mowry, jun. Efq.
Scituate :
Mr. William Weft,
Charles Harris, Efq.
Gloucester :
Timothy Wilmarth, Efq;
Zebedee Hopkins, jgn. Efq
from the feveral TOWNS.
i3> Charlestown :
John Congdon, Efq,
Sylveftcr Robinfon, Efq;
West-Greenwich :
William Nichols, Efq;
Samuel Hopkins, jun. Efq;
Coventry :
Mr. Nathaniel Greene, jun.
Mr. Ichabod Borden.
Exeter :
George Peirce, Efqi
Hopfon Wilcox, Efq.
Middletown :
Mr. Thomas Coggefhall,
Mr. John Holmes.
Bristol :
Mr. Chriflopher EUery,
William Pearce, Efq.
Tiverton :
Edward Gray, Elqj
Mr. Oliver Cook.
Little-Compton ;
Mr. Philip Taylor,
A&-. John Pcckham.
Warren :
Mr. Cromel Child,
Mr. Daniel Cole.
Cumberland :
Jeremiah Whipple, Efqi
John Dexter, Efq.
Richmond ;
Mr. Stephen Hoxfie,
Edward Perry, Efq.
Cranston :
James Harris, Efqj
Gideon Comftock, Efq,
HOPKINTON :
Thomas Wells,y«». Efqi
Capt. Abel Tanner.
Johnston :
John Waterman, Efq;
Mr. Daniel Manton.
North-Providencb }
Capt. Efeck Hopkins,
Thomas Whipple, Efq,
Barrington :
Jofiah Humphry, Efq-,
Samuel Allen, the Second, Efq.
y/tf Hon. Metcalf Bowler, Efq-, was cbofen Speaker, and Josias
Lyndon, Efq; Clerk oj the Lower Houje,
T
Mayy 1 771 3
HIS being the anniverfary Eled^ion of Officers, both Oficerseka-
- Civil and Military, the Gentlemen whofe Names
are fct down in the fubrequent Lirt, were chofen to fervo
the Colony in the Offices afcnbcd to their :elpe^ivc Names,
to ivit ,
The Hon. JOSEPH WANTON, Efq; Governor. Engaged.
The Hon. Darius Sessions, Efq; Dep, Gov. Engaged.
i^icbolas Eajion, Efq; Firft Allirtant.
Samuel Dyre, Efq; Second AfTiftant. Engaged,
Solomon Drown, Efq; Third AlTirtant. Engaged,
David Harris, Efq; Fourth AfTiftant. Engaged.
JVefion Hicks. Efq; Fifih Afliftant.
Ibcmas IVickes, Efq; Sixth Afhilant. Engaged.
Jonathan Randall, Efq; Seventh Afliflant. Engaged.
jfohn Congdon, Efq; Eighth Afliftant. Engaged.
Jofeph Hazard^ Efq; Ninth Affiftant. Engaged.
fVtlltam Richmond, Efij; Tenth AfTiflant. Engaged,
Henry IVard, Efqj Secretary. Engaged.
Henry Marchant, Efq; Attorney General. Engaged.
Jofepb Clarke, Efq; General Treafurer. Engaged.
John Almy, Efq; Fifth AfTjftant for the Colony, in the
Ro.om of H'e/ion Hicks, Efq; who rcfufed.
Stephen Hopkins, Efq; ChiefT Juftice of the Superior
James Helme, Efq; Second Court of Judicature, Court
Benoni Hall, Efq; Third \, of Aflize and Gen. Gaol
Metcalf Bowler, Efq; Fourth Delivery, in and through-
Stepben Potter, Efq; Fifth out the Colony.
Daniel Dunham, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Mi*
litia in the County of Newport.
Knight Dexter, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia
in the County/ of Providence,
John Crandall, Efq, Colonel of the Regiment of Militia
in the County of Kings-Ccunty.
Simeon Potter, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia
in the County of Bri/lol.
John Waterman, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Mili-
tia in the County of Kent.
Ifaac Dayton, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment
of Militia in the County of h'ewport.
Abraham Win jor, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regi-
ment of Militia in the County of Providence,
Mofes
May, 1771.
Mofes Barber, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regi-
ment of Miiitia in the County of Kirg's-Couniy.
ISIotbaniel Martin, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel of the Re-
giment of Militia in the County of Briflol.
Aaron Bowen, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regi-
ment of Militia in the County of Kent.
John Forrejier, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia
in the County of Newport.
Chad Broun, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia in
the County of Providence,
jobfi yillen, Efq; (Son of Jonatban) Major of the Regi-
ment of Militia in the County of Kivg's- County.
Thomas Gray, Efq; Major of the Regiment of MJitia iri
the County of Brijiol.
Benjamin Faugban, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Mi-
litia in the County oi Kent.
George hazard, Efq; Chief"] Juftice of the Inferior Court
^onatbanFreebcrn,l^(<\,SccQti^\ of Common Pleas and
JVi/Iiam Stoddard, Efq; Third V General Seflions oi the
Thomas Church, Efq; Fourth I Peace, within and for ihe
Benja. XJiiderivocd, Efq; Fifthj County of Newport.
Daniel "Jenckes, Efq; Chief 1 Juftice of the InferiorCourt
Richard Steer e, Efq; Second j of Common Pleas and
Job Randall, Ei'q; Third V General Seflions of the
Je'remiahlVbipple., Efq; Fourth j Peace,within and for the
Caleb Aldr!ch,E[q; Fifth J County of Providence.
Willi a?n Potter, Efq; Chief") Juflice of the InferiorCourt
ychn Hofe', Elc[; Second of Common Pleas and
Simeon Perry, Efq; Third > General Seflions of the
Sytve/ier Robir2fon,Ei(\, Fourth j Peace, within and for the
John Northup,EC(ii Fifth J County oi King's-County.
Nathaniel Fales, Efq; Chief "j Juftice of the InferiorCourt
William Munro, Efq; Second of Common Pleas and
Jsmes Brown, Efo; Third V General Seflions of the
Hezekiab UJher, Efq; Fourth ( Peace, within and for the
jfc/iab Humplry, E(c[i Fifthj County oi Brijicl.
Philip Greene, Efq; Chief
Thomas Aldrich, Efq; Second
Stephen Arnold, Elq; Third
William Nichols, Efq; Fourth
Jsbn Warner i jun. Efq; Fifili_
Jufticeofthe Inferior Court
of Common Pleas and
► General Seflions of the
Peace,within and for the
County of Kent^
John
yohn Greica, jun. Efq-, Clerk of the Superior Court of
Judicature, Court of Affize, and General Gaol-Delivery,
within and for the County of Newport.
Arthur Fenner, jun. Efq-, Clerk of the Superior Court of
Judicature, Court oi Affize, and General Gaol-Delivery,
within and for the County of Providence.
Daniel RoJmariy Efq; Clerk of the Superior Court of
Judicature, Court of Affize and General Gaol-Delivery,
within and for the County oi Kingi-Count^.
Jonathan RuJeH, Efq; Clerk of the Superior Court of
Judicature, Court of Affize and General Gaol -Delivery,
within and for the County of Brifiol.
Hopkins Cooke, Efq; Clerk of the Superior Court of Ju-
dicature, Court of Aflirc and and General Gaol-Delivery,
within and for the County of Kent.
Jojias Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of the Inferior Court of Com-
mon Pleas and General Seflions of the Peace, within and
for the County of Newport.
Caleb Harris, Efq; Clerk of the Inferior Court of Com-
mon Pleas, and General Seflions of the Peace, within and
for the County of Frovideace.
Stephen Hafzard, Efq; Clerk 6f the Inferior Court of
Common Pleas, and General Seflions of the Peace, withia
and for the County o^ King'i-County.
Thomas Tiroope, Efq; Clerk of the Inferior Court of
Common Pleas and Genera! Sefljonsof the Peace, within
and for the County of Brijiol.
Daniel Howland, Efq; Clerk of the Inferior Court of
Common Pleas and General Seflions of the Peace, withia
and for the County of Kent.
fValter Chaloner, Efq; Sheriff of the County o( Newport.
Paul Tew, Efq; SherifFof the County of Providence,
Btriah Brown, Efq; SherifFof the County of Kings^
County.
John Brown, Efq; Sheriff of the County of Brijlot.
Henry Rice, Efq; SherifFof the County oi Kent.
Edward Tburfton, John Jepfoa,- Samuel Cbace, Janui
Arnold, and Nicholas Eafton, Efqrs. the Grand Commit-
tee or Colony's Truftecs for figning Bills of Public Credit*
And the aforefaid Edward Tburflon is chofen, and efpe-
ciall/ appointed to take and have the Cve and Charge of
B the
May^ 1771,
the Colony's Mortgages and Bonds, for Tenths, and to
receive the Money due and to be due thereon, and alfo to
make proper Acquittances and Difcharges upon the Mort-
gages or oiherwife, when he receives any of the Colony's
Money : And in Cafe of Non-Payment, to put in Suit the
Bonds and Mortgages of all fuch as rcfufe or neglect to
make due Payment.
And the fame Edward Thurjlon Is chofen General Scaler
of Weights and Meafures, throughout the Colony.
Henry Paget, Efq; Puhlick Notary, for the Town aad
County of Providence.
JUSTICES of the PEACE in the feveral Towns.
NEWPORT :
Martin Howard,
Charles Bardin,
Henry Ward,
Barnabas Hargill,
Samuel Bours,
John Goddard, Jun.
John Grelca, Jun.
John Davis,
Jonathan Eaflon,
James MilWard,
Daniel Dunham,
Jonathan Rogers,
John PitinaA,
James Tew, Jutj.
James Carpenter,
Thomas Hamand,
James Clarke, EJqrs.
Providence :
Samuel Chace,
Amos Aiwell,
John Fofter,
Davd Wilkinfon,
Jofeph Nafli,
Stephen Rawfon,
Jabez Bowen, EJ^rs,
Portsmouth :
John Shearman,
Robert Dennis,
Thomas Shearman, E/qrs,
Warwick:
Ebenezer Slocum»
John Greene,
Thomas Rice,
Silas Clap,
Robert Rhodes,
Silas Caley, Efgrt.
West£Iii,v :
Jofeph Crandall,
Oliver Crarcy,
William Babcock,
Jofeph Noyes,
Humphry Taylor,
John Burdick, (thefecond)
{Efqrs.
NoRTH-KlNGSTOWN :
George Northup,
William Hammond,
Thomas Allen, jun.
George Thomas, (So« of
Samuel)
Benjamin JefFerfon,
Eber Shearman,
Caleb Hill.
Robert HaU, (Swo/ Wil-
liam) Efqrs.
Sooth-
May^ ijji.
SoirTH-KiNCSTowN :
Freeman Perry,
Samuel Rodman,
Ray Sands,
Adam Gould, Efqrs.
East-Greenwich :
Thomas Shippey,
Sylvefter Sweet,
Thomas Cafey,
Hopkins Cooke,
Alexander Nichols, Efqn.
Smithfield :
Deniel Mowry, jun,
Stephen Arnold,
Daniel Smiih, (Son g/^Ellfha)
John Farnum,
Welcome Arnold, Efqrs.
SCITUATE :
Gideon Harris,-
John Fifk,
Jeremiah Angell,
Oliver Weflcot,
Ezekiel Cornel),
Thomas Brown,
Thomas Hill,
Daniel Hopkins,
Jofiah Colvin, Efqrs.
Gloucester :
Andrew Brown,
Timothy Wilmartb,
Silas Williams,
Jonathan Harrisj
Ifrael Arnold,
Zebedee Hopkins, jun.
Mofes Cooper,
Caleb Arnold, Efqrs.
Charlestown :
Pelcg Crofs,
Job Taylor,
Stanton Yorke,
James Kinyon,
Samuel Crofs,
Benjamin Wo-K^itjun. Efqrs.
West-Greenwigh :
Judiah Aylworth,
Philip Greene,
Gideon Tripp,
Samuel Hopkins, jun.
Thomas Tillinghall,
George Dyre,
Nicholas Whiiford, Efqrs,
Coventry :
John Rice,
Samuel Wall,
Jofeph Whipple, Efqrs.
Exeter :
George Pierce,
Hopfon Wilcox,
JelTery Wilcox,
Gideon Moflier,
Jofeph Arnold.
Robert Crandall,
William Sweet, Efqrs.
Middletown :
Jofeph Peabody,
John Barker, Efqrs.
Bristol :
William Hoar, Efq.
Tiverton :
Reflcome Sanford,
John Bowen,
Walter Cooke,
Benjamin Hambly,
Jofeph Tabor, jun. Efqrs,
LlTTLE-CoMPTON :
Ifrael Stoddard,
Aaron Wilbur,
Philip Taylor,
John Peckham, Efqr'
Warren :
John Kinnicut,
William Turner Miller,
Efqrs.
Cumber-
8
May^ 1 771
Cumberland :
John Dexter,
Jofeph BroWn,
Peter Darling,
Nathaniel Shepherdfbn,
Efyrs.
RfCHMOND:
Edward Perry,
George Webb,
Thomas Kinyori,
Robert Stanton,
Benjamin Tcffr,
Barnabas Hoxfie, Ef^ru
Cranston :
William Burton,
Thomas Potter, {Zon of
John)
Benjamin Carpenter,
William Dexter,
James Harris, Ef(iri.
Hop KIN TON :
John Maxfon, jun.
Thomas Wells, jun,
Nathan Burdick,
John Tanner, jun.
David Randall, Efyn.
Johnston :
Abraham Belknap,
Noah Matthewfon,
jofiah King,
Pelcg Williams,
Andrew Harris, Efqn.
NoRTH-PiJOVIDENCE '.
Edward Tripp,
Ifaiah Hawkins,
Thomas Whipple,
Jonathan Jcnckes, jun.
Efqn.
Barrington :
Samuel Allen, [the Second)
Moles Tyler, Efqrs.
Thomas George, Captain of Fort George.
Committee Whereas Henry Marcbcnt, Efq; dcfigns in a Thort Time
BiuTrT* * to- proceed to London. IT is Voted stid Rejohed, That
pointing ^, his Honor the Deputy-Governor, the Viov.o\zh\t Stephen
Moutant, Hcfkim, Efq; Gecrge Hazard, Efq; and fVi//ia/n Potter,
mthj.^Sirr- ^^^' ^^ ^'^^ ^^^V ^"^^ hereby appointed a Committee, to
-ucoti. prepare a Bill, requeuing and fully empowering him to
join with Jofeph Sherwood, Efq-, our prefent Agent, in
applying for the Money due from the Crown to this Colo-
ny, and in every other Affair that may concern the Colo-
ny, during his Refidence in Great- Britain : And that they
lay the fame before this Affembly as foon as may be.
George La<w
ion allowed
4^. 12. 8. 4.
Whereas Mr. George Lawtotj, Keeper of His Majef-
ty's Gaol, in the County of Newport, exhibited unto this
Affembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colo-
ny, for the Prifcn Fees and Maintenance of divers poor
Prifoners,committed at theKing's Suit ; which Account be-
ing duly examined, IT is Voted and Rejblved, That the
fame
May^ 1771,
fame be and hereby is allowecl, and that Twelve Pounds,
Eight Shillings and Four Pence, lawful Money, being the
Amount thereof, be paid the laid George Lawlon, out of
the General Trcafury.
Whereas Daniel Mc^ry, jun. Efq; Mr. Afo/?; Rfport of the
Brown, Mr, Eduard Tburjion, jun, and 'Job Bermet, Efq; 9""^:'"^°^'
who were appointed a Committee to audit the Accounts Vreafuret's
of the General Treafurcr, &c. prefented unto this Afleni- Account!, &
bly, a State cf his Accounts, together wiih their Report J''' aiicwed
thereon, and alfo an Account by them charged againfl the '
Colony, as follows, to ivii ;
Dr. Account Current. The Colony cf Rhode-IJIand, &c. with Jcftpb
Clarke.^ General Trcafurer of faid Colony,
Lawful Money. Old Tenor.
To Ca(h paid Orders for Wages, &c.
of the Gunner and Soldiers at Fort
Cecrge, fincclaft Audit, - - /|. 7318 0 o
To tiie Amount of Charges againfl theCo-
lany, contained in the Treafurrr's Ac-
count, kept in Alphabetical Order, ^. liyo6 6 yl 2695 18 11
To ihe Amount of old Tenor Bonds paid
in full,. - - - 14253 4 3
To Calh paid Darnel JVeediti, in Part of
his Bond, Jan. 18, 1771, - - 800 o o
To ditto paid Cecrge ^TetVt in Part of his
ditto, Fel>. 21, 1 77 1, - - 347 o o
To the Amount of petty Charges, Cncc
the lafl Audit, - - - 125 o o
To Tieafurer's Notes redeemed by Taxes,
which were delivered the Committee,
and were by them burnt, to wit :
35 Notes, dated March 11, 1765,
Princioal. l- 496 10 ^i
Intereft, 140 jo oj
32 ditto dated March 11, 1767,
Principal, jf. 1121 7 6i
InterelV, 209 17 2 J
49 ditto, dated May ij, 176^
Principal, £. 348 114
Intereft, 98 o zi
25 dittos dated M^ 13, 1767*
Principal, £,. 902 o OJ
Intereft, 151 12 6
C ^^3468 9 li To
10 May^ 1771
Lawful Money. Old Tenor.
To lawful Money Bills, Tntereft included,
delivered a Committee, Oiletor 13,
1769, which they burnt, - j^.12792 17 9^
To Crown Pomt Bills, delivered ditto,
which they burnt al the fame Time,
£. iig 6 o, equal to - S 18 ill
To Old Tenor Bills delivered a Commit-
tee, Mar<b 29, 1770, which they
burnt, - ' ' C 383S2 11 5
To lawful Money ditto.delivcred do. with
Intereft included, which they alfo burnt,
agreeable to their Report Mi?7 1770, 2460 18 2
To Trcafurer's Notes, which have been
redeemed by Cafh, and were burnt by
the Committee, to wit:
^ Notes dated March 20, 1767,
Principal, C %T \% li
Intereft, 5 7 i|
f ditto, April 10, 1767,
Principal, 2 10 O
Intereft, 005'
IB 19 H
To Old Tenor Bills delivered a Commit-
tee, Oiioter 26, lyjo^ which they
burnt, . _ - 46014 17 7
To lawful Money ditto, delivered ditto,
Intereft included^ which they alfo burnt
agreeable to their Report, Otlo.l'j'jo, ^S^ 1$ 4J
To 134 Notes dated March xi, 1765,
which were redeemed by iflliing other
Notes in Lieu of them, as per Contra,
and burnt by the Committee, 3759 16 2J
To 101 ditto, dated May 13, 1765,
which were redeemed by ilTuing other
Notes in Lieu of them, as per Contra,
and were burnt by the Committee, 2319 9 si
To my Salary as Treafurer, for Two
Years, from May 1768, to May 1770,
3"^ ;C- 38 o o per Annum, - 76 o o
Balance due to the Colony, 14830 4 3[ I57j4 2 8j
/. 43422 15 5 C 125670 14 loj
Creditor,
May^ 1 771. II
Creditor, Lawful Money. Old Tenor.
By Balance due to the Colony, per Au-
dit, February i^d, 1769, £. 4476 5 7* £. 29452 14 lol
By the Amount of a Tax made by Order
of Afka)h\y,Fei>faury, 1769, 6000 0 O 936S7 »5 2
By Calh received of feveral Towns, for
Intercft due upon Tax, made December^
iy66, fince laft Audit, 95 2 6 484 t6 zi
By ditto received of ditto, for ditto, due
upon Tax, made F?^rK(7;j, 1769, 42 1 1 Ox l^yi 4 7
By the Amount of a Note given by ylbra-
ham IVdcox^ payable on Demand, with
Intereft until paid, i5 4 4
By the Amount of a Tax made by Order
of Affembly, 6^i?^/if»j^£r, 1770, 12000 0 O
By Cafh hired of fundry Peribns fmce laft
Audit, to wit :
Daniel IVeeden jt.
Job Bennet
Mo/es Brown, (Two Notes)
Daniel Lawtcn,
BrentoM Perkins,
By ditto received of Jonathan Pf^illfon, late
Naval-Officer, the Balance of his Ac-
count, 95 7 ^^
By ditto of Jofepb Cr an Jail, a Fine from
Oliver Gavet, 060
By the Amount of Law-Books and Index-
es fold fince laft Audit, J74 4
By Treafurer's Notes iffued fince laft Au-
dit, for exchanging lawful Money Bills,
dated March lo, 1760, Seven Years
Intereft included, 615 1 l\
By ditto ilTued for redeeming Treafurer's
Notes, dated March 11, iy6j, Inte-
relt included, 3759 ^^ 2*
By 7 ditto ifllied for exchanging lawful
Money Bills, dated May 12, 1760, Se-
ven Years Intereft included, 340, 19 lii
By 8 1 ditto, ilTued for redeeming Trea-
furer's Notes, dated May 13, 1 765, In-
tereft included, - - 2319 9 2i
By 6^5 ditto, dated March 20, 1757,
ilTued for redeeming lawful Money
Bills, dated March ao, 1762, Inte-
reft included, - « 4674, 9 6
.29
0
0
24
0
0
130
0
0
339
'9
5
71
8
0
By
11 May^ 1771.
Lawful Monejr. Old Tenor.
By 358 ditto, dated April 10, 1767, ifiu-
ed for redeeming lawful Money Bills,
dated Jfril 10, 1762, Intereft in-
cluded, - - ^.1737 14 CT
By 343 ditto, datedyW<ry 8, 1767, iflued
for redeeming lawful Money Bills, dat-
ed A% 8, 1762, Intereft included, 1728 10 3J
By 597 ditto, dated Novanber i, 1767,
iflued for redeeming lawful Money
Bills, dated November 1, 1762, Iii-
tereft included - - 3392 6 z\
By 152 ditto, dated March i\ 1768, if-
fued for redeeming lawful Money
Bills, dated March i, 1766, - 37S 15 ji
By 159 ditto, dated Fehruary 28, 1769,
for redeeming lawful Money Bills, dsA"
cd February iSi ijBj, 1057 8 5
C 43422 15 5 )C- 125670 14 10^
We the Subfcribers, being appointed a Commitiee to
audit the AccouoJs of the General Tre^urcr, and bum
fuch Treafurer's Notes as might be in the Treafury, do le-
port, That we have burnt Three Hundred and Eighty-
two Treafurer's Notes, amounting, (Intereft included)
to the Sum of Nine Thoufand, Five Hundred and Eighty-
three Pounds, Fourteen Shillings and Two Pence, Three
Farthings, lawful Money, which we have given him a Re-
ceipt for, and charged as above ; and find that there re-
mains due to the Colony, from Jofepb C/arie, Efqj Gene-
ral Treafurer, the Sum of Fourteen Thoufand. Eight Hun-
dred and Thirty Pounds, Four Shillings and Three Pence
Half Penny, lawful Money, and the Sum of Fifteen Thou-
fand, Seven Hundred and Thirty-four Pounds, Two Shil-
lings and Eight Pence Half Penny, Old Tenor, agreeable
to the above Account.
Daniel Mowry, jun.
Mofes Brown,
"Edward Tburfiofi, jun.
^ob BermeU
Colony
Colony of Rhode-JJland, &c. Dr.
For our Service in auditing the Treafurcr's Accounts, exa-
mining and burning Treafurcr's Notes, &c.
To Daniel Mowry/yan. 6 Days £ i i6 0
To Mofes Brown, 5 do. I ro o
To Edward 7burJlon,]\ir\. $ do. I 10 0
To Job Bennet, 3 do. O 1 8 0
CS HO
And the Premlfes being duly confidcred, // is Void
and Rejohed, That the foregoing Report be, and hereby
is accepted : That the Account of the Comnrjittee be al-
lowed ; and that the following Sums be paid them out of
the General Treafury, to wit : To the faid Daniel Mowry^
jun. One Pound, Sixteen Shillings^ lawful Money, to thd
iaid Mofes Broion^ One Pound Ten Shillings, lawful Mo-
ney, to the faid Edtvard Thwjlon, jun. One Pound, Ten
Shillings, lawful Money, and to the faid 'Job Bennett
Eighteen Shillings, lawful Money.
IT is Voted and Hejolvei^ That JerothmeeJ Bowers, Efq; 7- ^'^'
be, and he is hereby, empowered to appoint a fuicable Per- f^^^^i^t a
fon to be Keeper of the Light-Houfe,, who is to maintain Perfon to
good and fufficient Lights therein, and uponNegled, to L^X^Houfrw
remove him and put another in his Place from Time to
Time : And that the Sum of Forty Pounds, lawful Mo-
ney, per Annum, be allowed and paid to the faid Jeratb-
meel Bowers out of the Naval Office, in Quarterly Pay-
ments, to commence from thcFifteenih Day of this Inflant
May, for the Support and Maintenance of the Keeper and
his Family.
Whereas James Helme, Rowland Kobinfon^ and Beri- ?ommiulf **
ab Brown, Efqrs. prefented unto this Aflcrably the follow- ^vho wok
ing Report, to wit : wnifin'i e-
° ^ ftatf and Ca-
/(/% Screws
WE the Subfcribers, being by the General Aflembly into Poffef-
appointed to take Pofleflion, in Behalf of the Colony, of ^»*"'*
ail the Eftatc, both real and perfonal, of Samuel fVillfon, of
South- Kingstown, and aUo to take PofTeflion of Samuel
D Cofey'%
14 May, 1771,
Ccffey's Screws, beg leave to inform thii Honorable Aflem-
bly, that wc have performed the Truft rcpofed in us. ■».
We would further inform this Honorable Aflembiy, that
we have the Screws of the faid fVillfon and Cafey in our
Pofleffion, and defue the Aflembiy t6 diicdt u^ what is
to be done with faid Screws. We would alfo inform that,
at the Time wc took Foffeflion of Cajey's Screws, Matthew
Robtnfon, Efq; declared, That as One of the Executors of
Cape John Brown, deceafsd, he had before that Time
caufed an Execution on faid Screws to be levied, for a Debt
due to the Eflate of the faid ^obn Broivn, deceai'ed.
Jaaus Helme,
Rowland Robinfon^
Beriab Brown.
And the faid Report being duly Confidcred, // is Voted
end Refolved, That ihe fame be, and hereby is, accepted.
fp°poSed"to ^T " ^^'^'^ ''"'^ Refolved, That James Helme, Row/anJ
fell ^. Rty Robinfon, and Beriab Brown, Efqrs. be, and they arc herc-
iw/fl'/s Eftate. by^ appointed a Committee, and fully empowered to fell
and difpofe of the real EAate, lately Owned by IVilliam
Reynolds, but now belonging to the Colony, for the mofl:
it will fetch ; but that the feme be not fold for lefs than
the Amount of his the faid William Reyno/ds's Fine and
Coft of Court : And that, if it cannot be fold for fo nnuch,
they make Report to this Aflembiy, at the next Sefllon,
of the Price at which they dilpofe of it.
The Bill of Whereas EH/ha Reynolds was very ferviceablc to the
£°Rtfnoids Juices of the Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Af-
lemittcd. fize and General Gaol- Delivery, at their laft Term, held
in the County of Kings-County, by giyirig them Informa-
tion rcfpcftingfeveralof the Criminals, then and there tried
and convidted : IT is therefore Voted and Refolved, That
the Coft of Court, taxed againft the faid Etifha Reynolds,
be and the fame is hereby remitted.
Petluon of /r is Voted and Refolved, That the Petition preferred to
biuTts^of the ^^'S Aflembiy, by divers Inhabitants of the Town of Bar-
TowBoCBar- ring/on, praying that they may be kt cfi to the Town of
m^/oa refer- ff^^rren, be and the fame is hereby referred to the next
Sefiioa
May, 1 771. 15
Scflion ; and that, in the mean Time, the faid Town of
Barrington be notified to appear at the next Scflion^if they
fhall think fit, to anfwerthe fame.
If is Voted and Refohed, That James Helmf, Beriab J^"'?]]!""^^
Brown, and Rowland Robinfon, Efqrs. be and they are ^^<^s^ca/n'i
hereby appointed, and fulJy empowered, to fell and dif- Screw* &c.
pofeofthe Screws lately belonging to Samuel IVillfon and
Samuel Cafey, which arc now in the Poffeffion of the above-
named Gentlemen, to the beft Advantage, arid lodge the
Money they fliall be fold for in the General Treafury.
jindhe it further Voted and Refohed, That Beriab Broitn
and Daniel Rodman, Efqrs. be and they arc hereby direct-
ed to deliver to his Honor the Governor, the Dies for
counterfeiting Coins, in their Hands, to be lodged in the
Government's Cheft
Whereas the Jufticcs of his Majefty's Superior Court Allowance
of Judicature, Court of Aflizc and Ccneral Gaol-Delive^ Pa/cfr for his
ry, have informed this Affembly, that Robert Potter, Efq; Scrviceat the
who was Foreman of the Grand Jury, at the Two laft f"P- *^'"1"*
Terms of laid Court, held in the County of Kings-County, of the Grand
attended throughout the whole of the faid Terms, and be- J*""/-
haved with fo much good Senfe,. Judgment and Firmnefs,
as to afljft the faid Court in a very extraordinary Manner
in convidting the Criminals who were then tried; FT is
therefore Voted and Rejolved,, That there be allowed and
paid, out of the General Treafury, to the faid Robert Pot-
ter, for his aforefaid extraordinary Service, Six Shillings,
lawful Money, per Day, for the whole Time he attended
as Foreman of the Grand Jury, at the faid Terms.
JT is Voted and Refolved, That there be allowed to 7- Hon;fmm
James Honyman and Henry Mar chant, Efqrs. Thirty-nine "^^'^U^^
Dollars each, in Addition to the Thirty-fix Dollars allow- 39 Dollars
ed them by this Aflembly, at the kft Seflion, for dieir ex-, "^h, in Ad-
traordinary Services as Attornies for the King, in the Profc- Allowance*
cution and Conviftion ot the Criminals who were tried at made them at
the two laft Terms of his Majefty's Superior Court of Ju- ^'*/^'*" ^'^•
dicature, Court of Afllzeand General Gaol-Delivery, held
in the County of Kmgs-Countj ; and that the Allowance
now
i6
May^ ijji.
M MamforJ
allowed 18
Dollars.
j). KcJman
allowed
iC- S 4 4-
now made them be paid out of (be Fines of the faid Crimi-
nals, when a fufHcient Sum ihaU be colkded and paid in-
to the General Treasury.
Whereas Mr. Nat bam'el Mum/or J exhibited unto this
Aflembly an Acconnt, by him charged againft the Colony,
for Thirty-fix Days Service in revifing theGencral Eftimate,
at One Dollar and an Half per Day, of which an Allow-
ance of OncDoUar per Day hath been already made ; which
Account being duly confidered, IT is Voted and Refolved,
That the whole thereof be allowed, and that the Balance,
being Eighteen Dollars, be paid the (aid Nathaniel Mwn-
Jordt out of the General Trcafury,
WhEbeas Jbaniel Rodman^ Efq; Clerk of his Maje-
Ay's Superior Court o{ judicature, 2cc, within and for the
County of King's-County, exhibited uoto this Adembly an
Account, by him charged againft the Colooy, for his Fees
in the Bills of Coft t xcd at the faid Court; at OSlobtr
Term, 1770, againft Samuel Cafey^ IVilliam Reynolds,
Thomas Clarke and Elijha Reyfio/di : And the faid Account
being duly examined, JT is Voted and Rejohed, That the
fame be and hereby is allowed ; and that Five Pounds, Four
Shillings and Four Pence, lawful Money .being the Amount
thereof, be paid the liiid Daniel Rodman^ out of the Ge-
neral Treafury.
A 3 j{ oto Whereas Thomas Gr/ene,EC<\; Executor of his Father
be paid to the Coloncl Thoittas Greene, deceafed, exhibited unto this Af-
r'sr/M/de. ^^'^^^y ^" Account againft the Colony, for his faid Fa-
c«fed. ther's Service in revifing the General Eftimate, Twenty-
iivc Days, at One Dollar and an Half per Day, of which
an Allowance of One Dollar per Day hath been already
made; which Account being duly confidered,// /i now Vot-
ed and Rejolved, That the whole thereof be allowed, and
that Three Pounds, Fifteen Shillings, lawful Money, being
the Balance, be paid the faid Executor, out of the General
Trcafury.
7. !'>//« al- Whereas Jefefh Lrppitt^ Efq; exhibited unto this
Dollar*? Aflembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colo-
ny, for Thirty-eight Days Service in revifing the General
Eftimate
May^ 1771. 17
Eftimate, at One Dollar and an Half per Day, of which
an Allowance of One Dollar per Day hath been already
made: Which Account being duly confidercd, IT is Voted
end Rejbhed, That the whole thereof be allowed; and
that the Balance, being Nineteen Dollars, be paid the laid
jfofeph Lippitt, out oi the General Ticalury.
Whereas Mr. Holder Altny, a Deputy Sheriff for the g ^/^j.
County of Newport, exhibited unto this Aflembly an lowed jf, 3.
Account, by him charged againft the Colony, for his Time
and Expcnces in going to Coventry, &c. to apprehend
Two Perfons accufcd of making and pafling counterfeit
Coins, by Virtue of a Warrant from Two of the Juflicesof
His Majefty's Superior Court in this Colony : Which Ac-
count being duly confidered ; IT is Voted and Rejolv
ed, That the fame be and hereby is allowed -, and that
Three Pounds, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof,
be paid the faid Holder Almy^ out of the General Trea-
fury.
JT is Voted and Refohed, That Nineteen Dollars be al- <?• f^axari
lowed and paid, out of the General Treafury, to George \^^^^^'^
Hazard^ Efq; as an Addition to the Allowance made him
at the lad Scflion, for his Attendance upon the Trials of
the Perfons profecuted for counterfeiting Gold and Silver
Coins, at the Superior Court, held in Kingi-Count^^ in Oc*
lober laft.
/T is Voted and Refohedy That the Time for paying in ^„,g f^
the laft Colony Rate, be lengthened to the next Seflioii of paying tho
this Aflembly ; and that the Rate»gatherers colled the Colony-RaM
Intcrefl until that Time, as well as the Principal, and pay the and^iot««fk
lame into the General Trealury. w be paid*
IT is Voted and Refohed, That Stephen Hazard and g ^|r,///j
Thomas JVelis, jun. Efqrs be, and they are hereby ap- Petition tt>-
pointed a Committee, to confider the Subjcd Matter of the ^"'^
Petition preferred by Mr. Edivard IVdh, to this AfTembly,
and make Report to this Aflembly at the next Seflion; and
that in the mean Time the Colony's Execution therein-
mentioned be Aayed.
E Whereas
i8
Mayy 1 771.
S- Itrt-wn, Whereas Mr. Beriob Brown, jun. Keeper of HisMa-
If"' *"°"a jerfty's Gao! in the County of King i-Cmntj , exhibited onto
this Aflembly an Account, by him charged againft the
Colony, for the Prifttfi Fees and Maintenance of divers
poor Prifoners,jcommitted at the King's Suit : Which Ac-
count being duly examined; IT ts Vuted and Rtjblved, That
the fame be and hereby is allowed; and that Nine Pounds,
Fifteen ShiUiogs and Nine Pence, lawful Money, being
the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Beriab Brown^ jun.
out of the General Treafury.
S. HefdfiS,
allowed 3;
Dollars, 7.
Utime, B.
HuU, M.
Botjukr and
VT h Vattd and Refolved^ That Eighty-five Dollars be
allowed to the Chief Juftice of the Superior Court of
Judicature, &C. and Seventy-five Dollars to each of the
other jufticcs of faid Court, (including the Allowance
V^'^ur^Ti ^^rc^dy made) for their Extraordinary Time and Trouble
DoilKseath. at the Terms of the faid Court, held irj Kings-County, in
QSJober and ^prilliHt, io trying ihe Criminals for counter-
feiting Gold and Silver Coins, and for breaking open His
Majefty's Gaol in faid County and releafing the Prifoners :
And that the addittional Sum now allowed, being Thhty-
five Dollars to the Chief Juflice, and Thirty-feven Dol-
lars to each of the Afliftant Juftices, be paid out cf the
Fines of the faid Criminals, when a fufficient Sum (hall
be coUedled, and paid iatothe General Treafury.
y. Poller,
allowed
1-576
Whereas Colonel John Potter, of South-Kingstov>rt^
exhibited unto this Aflembly an Account, by him charged
againft the Colony, for the Ufe made of his Houfe, by the
Governor and Council, who fat there during the Two
Seflions of Aflembly, held in OBober h. D. 1769, and
February A- D. 1770: Which Account being duly exa-
mined ; n is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be and
hereby is allowed ; and that Three Pounds, Seven Shil-
lings and Six Pence, lawful Money, being the Amount
thereof, be paid the faid ^obn Potter ^ out of the General
Treafury.
TJie CobC 77" is Voted and Refolved, That the Confideration of the
^erauon of L^jj^^ ^^^^ General Gage, to his Honor the Governor, re-
Oen. ages t\- \ /-\ #
Letter refex- quclting thai Quarters, occ. may be provided for his Ma-
ted, &6. jcfly'5
jefty*s 64th Regiment, in this Colony, be rercrred for the
prefent: That, if the faid Regiment fhall arrive before the
next Seffjon, and require any Supplies from the Colony,
his Honor the Governor be and he is hereby requeftcd to
call the General Aflembly, if he fl:iaU find it neccflary.
Whereas Gideon Com/iock, Efq; yeremiah Whipple,
E(cj; William Potter^ Efqj and Mr. Nathaniel Greene,
prefentcd unto this Aifembiy the following Report, to ivit:
We beinsr appointed a Committee, by the Lower- ^^P?^^
tioufe, to make Inquiry oi lome Pcrfons, who offered to fon» intormr
give Information refpedine certain People concerned in the ^'^ againft,
I ■ J rr . r, •.. T-« «i • • for counter.
making and palling counterren Dollars; upon receiving ^^j^ j^
and conlldering the Information, thofe Pcrlons were able ney.
to give us, do report, that it is expedient at)d necefTary that
further Profecution ftiould be had : And that the Superior
Court puiiiie the fame. Which is fubmitted,- by
Gideon Comflock^
yeremiah Whipple,
William Potter,
Natbaniel Grfene,
Which Report being duly cpnfidered, IT is Voted and
Re/ohed, That the fame be and hereby is accepted.
IT is Fated and Refohed, That Met calf Bcnvkr, Efq; com. w an*
yob Benhet, Efq; and Mr. Pardon Til/tnghaJI, be, and ditthe Nav4
they, or the major Part of them, are hereby appointed a ^^^"* ^*"
Committee, to audit the Accounts pf the Naval-Officer
With the Colony, for the laft Year.
IT is Voted and Refohed, That Meflrs. Mofes Brown^
Benjamin Man and Efeck Hopkins, be, and they, or the ^*"- *Y^'^
major Part of them, are hereby appointed aCommittce to Account,
audit the Accounts of PW TVie*, Efq; Sheriff of the Coua-
ly of Providence, with the Colony.
Whereas Mr. yonathan yeffers exhibited unto this j, jcffirs
Aflembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colo- allowed
nj, for his Time, Horfe-hire and Exp^nccSj ia carrying the ^- ' '^ •
Rate
3.0 May^ 1771.
Rate-Bill, pafled at laft September Seffion, to the Counties
of Providence, Kings-County, Brifiol and Kent : Which
Account being duly examined, IT is Voted and Refolved,
That the fame be and hereby is aljowed ; and that One
Pound, Nineteen Shillings, lawful Money, being the A-
mount thereof, be paid the faid 'Jonathan 'Jfffers, out ofihe
General Trealury.
s. Putter Whereas Stephen Potter, Efq-, exhibited unto this Af-
ailowed fembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony,
^- o 'S o ^Qi his Time and Expences, in endeavouring to take up
Tome Perfons accufed of counterfeiting Gold and Silver
Coins: Which Account being duly examined, IT is Voted
and Refolved, That the fame be and hereby is allowed j
and that Fifteen Shillings, lawful Money, bemg ths
Amount thereof, be paid thcfaid Stephen Better t out of the
General Treafury.
Whereas Mr. Solomon Southwick exhibited unto this
tuowcd^"^ AfTembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colo-
£. 23 10 7i nyi for printing the Proceedings of the General Aflembly
during the laft Year, for inferring Proclamations and Ad«
vertifemer^ts in the Newport Mercury, tor printing Trea-
furer's Notes, &c. Which Account being duly examined,
JTis Voted and Refolved, That the fame be and hereby is
allowed j and that Twenty-three Pounds, Ten Shillings and
Seven Pence One Farthing, lawful Money, being the
Amount thereof, be paid the laid Solomon Souttmick, out
of the General Treafury.
B. Mm Whereas Mr. Benjamin Man exhibited unto this
allowed Aflcmbly an Account, by him charged agamft the Co-
*■ ^ ^ ioi\y, for repairing the Windows of the Gaol in the Coun-
ty of Providence, at different Times, &cc. Which Account
being duly examined, IT is Voted and Rejohed, That the
fame be and hereby is allowed ; and that Three Pounds,
Eight Shillings and Five Pence, being the Amount thereof,
be paid the faid Benjamin Man, out of the General Trea-«
fury.
Whereas this General AfTembly did heretofore ap-
point the Honorable Stephen Hopkins, Efq-, 'James Helme^
Efqs
* Majy 1771. 2.1
Efq; Joffph Hazard, Efq; and Syhefler Rohinfon, Efq; ^°f»j[;^
a Committee, they, or the major Part of them, to fettle and ^] N,„]gftt*i
adjuft the Accounts and Demands of the Creditors of Tho- Affairs, &c.
mas Ninigret, late Sachem of the Narragavjett Tribe of *"*"'*''*^*
Indians, m this Colony, and to affift in the Sale of fo muctl
of his Lands as would difcharge his Debts, and the nccefla-
ry Expenccs attending faid Affair : And ivhereai the faid
Sachem is fince deceafed, and proper Deeds of fundry
Trads of Land bargained and fold for that Purpofc, were
not in the Life Time of faid Sachem, duly made and ex-
ecuted to the Purchaiers of faid Lands :
BE it therrfore Erut^ed by this General Afembly, and,
hy the Authority of the fame ^ It is Enabled, That the afore-
laid Committee, or the major Part.of them» together with
the Council o\ the faid late Saohem, or the major Part of
them, make and execute Deeds ot fo much o\ the Lands
of faid Sachem, as will be futBcient for the Purpofe afore*
£ud.
AN ACT appointing Henry Marcbanf, Efq; joint
Agent with jojeph Shertvood, Efqj for this Colony, at
the Court of Great- Britain,
3D E it EnaSled by this General Ajfemhly, and, hy the Au- j^^ appoiut.
^ tboriiyofthefame, It is Enacted, That Henry Mar- ing h. Maf^
chant, Efq; be, and he is hereby, appointed joint Agent '■*<""Jo'ntA-
With Jofepb Sherwood, Efq; for this Colony, at the Court sirriumj, ui
of Great- Britain, to adtin all Matters and Things, which <»•■*'■"«"'•
are now pending or that may hereafter arife, in which this
Colony is or may be intereftcd, during his Relidence in
Great-Britain,or until further Orders from this Allembiy ;
and in a more efpecial Manner, to apply for, if they IhaJl
apprehend it fit and neceffary, and procure Payment of,
the Monies reported, by the Secretaries at War and Paymaf-*
ter General in Great-Britain, to be due to this Colony,
for the Provifions, Artillery- Stores, 6cc. fupplied to His
Majefty's Troops, in the Year 1756.
F And
And be it further EnaSied by the Authority ajorefaid^
That his Honor the Governor be, and he j& hereby, re-
quefted to caufe Copies of all fuch Letters and Papers as
arc in his Poffcflion, rcfpedling the faid Matters to be deli-
vered to the faid Henry Merchant : That the Secretary alfo
furni(h him tvith Copies of all fuch Papers and Records,
as are in his Office, refpe(Sng the fame : And tha the
Secretary be, and hereby is, appointed to prepare a Draught
of a Letter of Agency to the faid Henry Marcbant, foe
the Purpo(cs aforefaid, and lay thcikme before this Adetn-
biy as fuon as may be.
Whereas the Secretary preftnted unto this AflemWy
the following Draught of a Letter of Agency to Henry
Idarckantt £f(^i to mt :
By the Honorable Joseph Wanton, Eftj; Governor,
Captain-General and Commander in Chief, of and
over the Engli{h Colony of Rbode-IJlandt and Pmi'
dence Plantations, in Hrvt-Englarid, in America.
To all unto whom thefe Prcfents (hall come. Greeting.
I*«»cr A- T T THEREAS the Governor and Company of the Co-
J/jrfW«&. W lony aforefaid, in General Aflcrobly convened, at
ptovtd, and Nevtort, in the faid Colbny, on the Firft Wcdnelday in
JuSctti'?* this Inrtant May, did pafs an AS, choofing and appoint-
ed, ing Henry Marcbant, of Newport afprefaid, Efq; jointly
With Jojefb Sherwood, of the. City of London, m the
Kingdom of Grtat- Britain, ETq; Agent and Attorney for
the faid Governor and Company, in Greats Britain afore-
flid, with full. Power and Authority, with the faid Jojepb
Sberivcody to a£t, tranfa6t, accompliih an4 finiH), all
Matters and Jhmgs whatfoever, pending, or that may be
pendent, in Great- Britain^ for or againft the faid Gover-
nor and Company, during his Refidence there, more cf-
pecially to obtain ihe Monies claimed by the faid Gover-
nor and Company from the Crown, for Provifions, Artil-
lery-Stores, &C lupplied for His Majefty's Service, for
the Expedition againft Crown Foint, in the Year One
Thoufand
May^ 1771. ^3
Thoufand, Seven Hundred and Fifty-fDC, or upon any
Other Account whatever ; and requefted me, for the Par-
pofes afoiefaid, to make and execute a full and ample Let-
ter of Agencv and Attorney to him, the faid Henry Mar-
chanty under my Hand and the Seal of the faid Colony:
hlOlV KNOW YE, That I, the Governor abovc-menion-
ed, by Force and Virtue of the afore-rccited Adt, in Behalf
di the faid Governor and Company, have conftituted, or-
dained and appointed, and by thefe Prefents do conftiiute,
ordain and appoint, him, the faid Henry Marchant^ during
his Reiidence in Great- Britain, jointly with the faid jfofepb
Sherwood, abfulute and lawful Agent and Attorney, for
the faid Governor and Company, in Great-Britain j and in
their Names and Stead to appear before His Majefty ia
Council, and either or both Houfes of Parliament, or any
Court or Courts, Judge or Judges, Minifter or Minifters
ofjuftice, as fliall have Jurifdiction, Cognizance or Pow-
er to hear, adjudge, determine, fenience or decree, in, or
upon, any Caufe or Caufes, moved or pending, or to be
moved or pendent, in Great- Britain, by, for, or againft,
the faid Governor and Company, whether by Memorial,
Petition, Claim, Demand, Appeal. Complain?, or other-
wife ; and there, in the Name, Stead and Behalf, of the
faid Governor and Company, jointly with the faid Jofeph
Sherwood, to fay, do, a<ft, tranfadt, accomplifh and finifh,
a-ll 3nd every Matter and Matters, Thing and Things,
needful, requifue and expedient, for obtaining Right and
Juflice, in Behalf of the faid Governor and Company j
more cfpecially by Petition, Memorial, Or by any other
lawful Ways and Means whatfocver, in their Name and
Stead, and to their \5k, to. obtain and receive all fuch
Sums of Money as the faid Governor and Con>pany claim
from the Grown, for Provifions, Artillery-Stores, &c.
fappljed for His Majefty's Service for the Expetiition againft
Growk Point, in the Year of our Lord One Thoufand Se-
ven Hundred and Fifty-fix, or upon a«y other Account
whatever: Andupon Receipt of (be fame, or any Part
thereof, jointly with the faid Jofrpb Sbertaood, to give pro-
per Acquittances and lawful Difcharges. And I do here-
by, for ihc faid Governor and Company, covenant, pro-
mife and engage to ratify and confirm, and to hold for ra-
tified and confirmed, all a(ki whatfoever the faid Henry
Merchant:
24 ^^fy I77I'
Marcbarrt, jointly with the faid Jc/eph SberwooJ, IhaH
lawfully do or caufe to be done, ia or about the Prcmife5»
by Virtue of tbefc Prcfents.
Xn Tejiimony whereof, I have berrmtnfet my Hand and
the ^etU of the faid Colony^ at Newport aforefaid, this
Day of May, in the Eleventh lear of the
Reign of His Moji Sacred Majejly, GEORGE tbi
Third, by the Grace of GOD, King of Qreat-Bniaia,
tSc. Anaoq. Dom. 1771.
By his Honor's Command.
Which being duly confidcrcd, It is Filed and Refohed,
That the faoie be, and hereby is, approved : That his Ho-
nor the Governor be requefted to caufe a fair Copy there-
of to be made, and authenticate the fame, under his Hand
and the Colony Seal i and that it be counter0gned by the
Secretary.
JalliMsoftlie JTis Voted and Rejohed, That the Joftices of his Ma-
fm^ower"d J^^y'^ Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Affize and
to poflpone General Gaol-Delivery, wiJhin and for this Colony, be, and
the Sale of (^^ y g^e hereby, empowered to poftpone the Sale of Samuel
ftaiZ""* * fVtIlJon'i Eftate, until the next Seflion of this Aflcmbly, if
they (hall think proper.
Lott. granted WhBreas the Town of PTarwici preferred a Petition
1°' c^j^J^'!^ unto this AflcmblVf and rcprefented that the large Bridge,
Bridge. Commonly called Capt. Gr^fw/s Bridge, over Pawtuxet Ri-
ver, about Six Miles above the Falls, was, in March laft,
carrie^d away by a large Flood : That the faid Bridge flood
upon a Road very much frequented j and the Lofs of it is
a very great Damage to the Public : And that the faid
Town of IVarwtck is greatly burthened with Bridges, hav-
ing many other large Ones to maintain : And thereupon
they prayed this AfTembly to grant a Lottery, for rebuild-
ing the faid Bridge, agreeable to the Scheme that follows ;
and that Mell s. Benjamin Arnold and Thomas Holdon, both
of faid PVarivick, and Elijha Greene, jun. and blehemiab
Knight, both of Cranflon, may be appointed Piredors of
the faid Lottery. Scheme
May^ i77r. 2$
Scheme of a Lottery, for raUing Four Hundred Dollars,
ibr rebuilding the Bridge commonly called Capr. Gretntt
Bridge, tb be drawn in Four Ciafies, and confiding of
335a Tickets, at a Dollar each.
Z, Prize* of * 60 Dollars,
J - 30
12 ■• ■• 20 ■• •
24-10 * -
48 - - 4 *
900 - 2 «* •
996 Prizes, 2952
2356 Blanks, For the Bridge, 400
3352 Tickets, 3352 Dollars,
On ConCdcration whereof,
IT is Voted and Kefohed, That the Prayer of the forego
ing Petition be, and the fame is hereby, granted.
IT is Voted and Refolved, That the Petition for crc^ing Petirion for
a new Town, to be called Po^fuxel, to be taken off from ereaing a
PVartiiick and CfarTftcMy be and the fame is hereby referred ^"c^^" "*
to the next Seflion : And that, in the mean Time, the Paixtuxttt
faid Towns of fVdrwick and Cranjloni be notified to ap- «f«"«<l.
pear at next SeiHon, if they (hall think proper, to anfwer
the fame.
77" is Voted and Refohed, That Chartes Sjnioner, Efqj CiarhsSfoi^
he, and he is hereby, appointed to repair the Light-Houfe ; 'o^S°th?
and that, when he haih completed the fame, he lay his Ac- Light-Houfe.
count of the Charges thereof before this AfTcmbly.
Whereas a Number of the Inhabitants of the Towns iooDoila«
c( War-wick and Cranjlon^ preferred a Petition unto this f^"^'^'
Aflembly, and reprefentcd that the Bridge, called Pawtuxet Bridge-
JBridge, Was carried away by a great Flood, in March la ft,
and wholly deftroyed ; and thereupon prayed that a fuffici-
ent Sum may be granted them, out of the General Trea-
fury, to rebuild the faid Bridge : Which being duly confi-
dered, IT is Voted and Refolved, That the Sum of Two
Hundred Dollars, and no more, be allowed, and paid
cut of the General Trcafury, towards repairing the faid
Bridge,
Whereas Samuel Men, (the Second) and Ebenezer
G Cole,
a6 May^ 1771.
CoUy Efqrs. prefentcd unto this Aflembly the following
Kcport, to wit :
Report of the ^^ ^^^ Subfcribers, being appointed by the Honorable
Committee the General Aflembly, at their SefBon at Providtuce, in
f.^e th?Ac. ^^"^^^^ A. D. 1768, to audit the Accounts of the feveral
counts of the Dircdlors of the IVarren Lottery, do report as followetb,
Direaors of io wit: That we have examined and ftated their feveral
«rrf«Lot- Accounts, and find that they have laid out all the Monies
that did arife from the Benefit of the faid Lottery, to the
Ufe defigned thereby} and that they have faithfully dif-
charged'the Truft repofed in them, in every Particular.
Samuel Allen, the 2J, .
EJ>enezer Cole,
Warren^ March 10, 1771.
Which Report being duly confidered, TT is Votei and
RefolveJ, That the fame be, and hereby is, accepted.
0««".Jn IT is Voted and Rejohcd, That the Eleftion of Officers,
other^s haTe "°* chofcn at this Seflion, be referred to the next Seffibn :
not been cho- And that, in the mean Time, the Perfons now in Office
fen, conti- jjg^ ^^^ jf^gy ^^.g hereby, continued in their Offices, witb
as full Power and Authority as they have at any Tune
before had.
Adjourament IT is Voted and Refohed, That all Bufinefs lying before
this Aflembly, unfini[hed, be, and the fame is hereby re»
ferred to the next Seffion : That the Secretary publi(h the
Afts and Orders, now made and pafled, by Beat of Drum,
in the Town of Neiiforty in Ten Days, after the Rifing
of this AlTembly, and, within Thirty, fend Copies thereof
to the Sheriff of each County, by him to be delivered to the
Clerk of each Town belonging to the County: And that
this Aflembly be, and hereby is, adjourned to the Second
Monday in June next, then to meet at Nevjport.
GOD fave the K I N G.
Publijhed according to Order, on Monday tbf i^/l) of Mzy,
A. D. lyyi, h
HENRY WARD, Sec'ry.
A TRUE CoPV DULY EXAMINED *.
WITNESS tvvx-^ /7 j^P
^;^;^y^^^^^
yunej \lli^ ^7
At the General Assembly of the Go-
vernor and Company of the Englijh
Colony of Rhode- IJland^ and Providence
Planiations^vsx New-England^ in America \
begun and holden, by Adjournment, at
Newport^ within and for the faid Colony,
on the Second Monday in yune^ in the
Year of our Lord, One Thoufand Seven
Hundred and Seventy-one, and Eleventh
of the Reign of His Mofl Sacred MajeAy,
GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of
GOD, King of Great 'Britain^ and fo
forth.
PRESENT,
The Honorable
Jofeph Wanton^ Efq; Governor.
The Honorable
Darius SeffionSy Efq; Deputy-Governor.
Samuel Dyre- Efq; 1
Solomon Drown, Efqj |
David Harris^ Efq-, I
John Almy, Efq; y Afllftants
JoN-ATHAN Randall, Efq-,
John Congdon, Efq;
William Richmond, Efq,
The S E C R E T A R Y.
DEPUTIES
28
June^ 1771
DEPUTIES
7be Hon. Met
NEWPORT :
Thomas Cranfton, Efq;
NIr. John Wanton, {Son of
George Hazard, Efq\
Jofeph Wanton, jun. Efq;
Capt. William Read,
Mr. Thomas Freebody.
Providence :
Daniel Jenckes, Efq;
Mr. Mofes Brown,
Mr. Benjamin Man,
Stephen Hopkins, Efq.
Portsmouth :
The Speaker,
John Shearman, Efq;
Jonathan Freeborn, Efq\
Mr. Thomas Brownell.
Warwick :
Mr. Benjamin Greene,
James Arnold, Efq;
Mr. Jacob Greene,
Mr. Chriflopher Greene.
Westerlv :
Mr. James Rodes,
Mr. Phineas Clark.
New-Shor£ham :
None.
NoRTH-KlNGSTOWN '.
Mr. Ezekiel Gardner,
John Northup, Efq.
SouTH-KlNGSTOWN :
William Potter, Efq;
Rowland Robinfon, Efq.
East-Greenwlch :
Sylvefter Sweet, Efq;
Mr. Joleph Fry.
Jamestown r
Mr. George Tew,
Mr. John Gardner.
Smithfield :
Caleb Aldrich, Efq;
Daniel Mowry,yx«. Efq.
SciTUATE :
Mr. William Weft,
Charles Harris, Efq.
Gtoucester :
Timothy Wilmarth, Efq;
JosiAs Lyndon,
from the feveral TOWNS.
CALF Bowler, Efq-, Speaker,
M Charlestown :
V John Congdon, Efq;
Gid.) v\ Sylvefler Robinfon, Efq.
^ West-Greevwich :
w William Nichols, Efq;
S Samuel Hopkins,yK». Efq.
f'*» Coventry :
Mr. Nathaniel Greene, _/'«».
^ Mr. Ichabod Bo wen.
^ Exeter :
X Hopfon Wilcox, Efq.
^ MiDDLETOWN :
^ Mr. Thomas Coggefhall,
JtS Mr. John Holmes.
■^ Bristol :
jgj Mr. Chrirtopher EUery,
^ William Pcarce, Efq.
^ Tiverton :
^ Edward Gray, Efq;
Mr. Oliver Cook.
LiTTLE-CoMPTOrf :
^ Mr. Philip Taylor,
^ Mr. John Peckham.
X Warren :
© Mr. Cromel Child,
X Mr. Daniel Cole.
^ Cumberland :
r«.
Jeremiah Whipple, Efq\
|g John Dexter, Efq.
S/' Richmond :
M Mr. Stephen Hoxfie,
^ Edward Perry, Efq.
jK Cp.anston :
^ James Harris, Efq;
^ Gideon Comflock, Efq.
W HOPKINTON :
^ Thomas Wells, yaw. Efq;
M Capf. Abel Tanner.
X Johnston :
yi John Waterman, Efq\
^ Mr. Daniel Manton.
^ North-Providence ;
^ Capt. Efeck Hopkins,
^5 Thomas Whipple, Efq.
'■y' Barrincton :
^ Jofiah Humphry, Efq;
^« Samuel Allen, (:bc Second) Efj.
Efq; Clerk of the Lower HcuCe.
June, 1 771. 29
WHEREAS Mr. T[bomai Rumreil exhibited unto ^ ^^^^^.^
this Aflembly an Account, by him charged a- aiiowed /;. o
gainft the Colony, for a long Tar-brufli, for the Ufe of » 8i'
Fort-G^or_^^ ; And the faid Account being duly confider-
cd, // ii Voted and Refohed, That the fame be and
hereby is allowed ; and that One Shilling and Eight
Pence One Farthing, lawful Money, being the Amount
thereof, be paid the faid Rumreil, out of the General Trea-
fury.
IT is Voted and Rcfohcd, That the Committee ap-
pointed, at the laft SefTion of this Aflembly, to examine E. fTelU'i
the Fadts fet forth in the Petition ofCapt. Edward fVells, f;/;,j°""'
be, and they are herby, continued for that Purpofe : And
that they make Report to this AfTembly at the next Sef-
fion.
Whereas Meflrs. JVilliam Ellery, and Edward Thur-
fton jun. prefented unto this Aflembly the following Re- Reporters-,
port and Account, to wit : £f% ^'■f:
Newport, June 14, 1770. who are aU
We the Subfcribers, being appointed a Committee to lowed j^. 1
examine the Accounts between the General Treafurer and *
the Light-Houfe, do report, that we have carefully exa-
mined the Ads of Aflembly, and the General Treafurer's
Accounts from the Year 1754., the Time when the prefent
Light-Houfe was built, to tlie prefent Year j and herewith
prefent your Honors the following State therof, and are
Your Honors humble Servants,
IVilliam Ellery,
Edward Ihurjlon^ jun.
To the Hon'ble General Aflembly.
Colony of Rhode-JJJand, &c. Dr.
To our Service in performing the above Bufinefs,
IVilliam Ellery, 2 Days, >C- ° 12. O
Edward Tburjion, jun. 2 Days. 0120
And the Premifes being duly confidered, It is Voted
and Refohed, That the faid Report be accepted : That
the
30 June^ 1771.
the Account of the Committee be allowed ; and that One
Pound Four Shillings, lawful Money, being the Amount
thereof, be paid the faid JVilliam Ellery, and Edward
Ihurjlon, jun. out of the General Treafury.
Whereas Mt^ti. ^onatban Jeffers, Samuel Brown,
S. aiZ'n tc and John Simpfon, exhibited unto this AlTembly an Ac-
7. Simf/oH count, by them charged againft the Colony, for cleaning
iiiowed^. a jj^g Colony-Houfe in Newport, for the Year part, for cut-
^ ' ting Wood, &c. And the faid Account being duly exa-
mined } // is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be and
hereby is allowed ; and that Two Pounds Seven Shil-
lings, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid
the faid "Jonathan Jeffen, Samuel Brown, and John Simf-
fin, out of the General Treafury.
eommittce It is Voted and Rejolved, That John MawJJley, Efq;
to rep^ t^ ^. Efljan Malbone, and Jofias Arnold, Efq; be and they
Ught-Houfe. jy.(. jjgygby appolntcd a Committee, to examine the Re-
|>air9 made by Charles Spooner, Efq; upon the Light-Houfe,
and to advife him what further Repairs to make.
S. Munrt •!- Whereai Stmeon Munro, Efq; late Sheriff of the
lowed ;(;. I County oiJBriJiolf •xhibited unto tbis Aflcmbly an Ac-
'** *' count, by him charged againfl the Colony, for repairing
the Gaol in the faid County, £cc. And the faid Account
being duly examined j // is Voted and Re/ohed,Thit th^
fame be and hereby is allowed ; and that One Pound
Fourteen Shillings, lawful Money, being the Amount
thereof, be paid the faid Simeon Munro, out of the Gene-
ral Treafury.
Whereas Mr. John Stevens exhibited unto this AC-
aUo*ed^!*i ^n^bly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony,
4 4i for repairing the Chimnies of the Colony-Houfe and
Gaol in the County of Newport : And the faid Account
being duly examined j // is Voted and Refolved, That the
fame be and hereby is allowed ; and that One Pound
Four Shillings and Four Pence Halfpenny, lawful Mo-
ney, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid John
Stevens, out of the General Treafury.
Upon
June, 1 771. 31
Upon the Application of the Deputies of the Town ^'^^^^^^^ ^
of Wefterly, Jt is FoteJ and Refolved, Ihat the General g/a" a^war-
Treailiry be, and he is hereby empowered and direfled ram to the
to grant a Warrant to H'tlltam k'tncent, the Collcdor of %°^^^Z°
Rates for faid Town, to colled the Remainder of the Co- mjitriy
lony Rate, which was committed to Nathan Hifcox^ late
Colledor of Rates for faid Town, iinpowering him to
colled the fame as fully and effcdtuaily as the faid Na-
than Hi/cox could have done; if he had been continued in
his Office for that Purpofc : And that the faid IVilliam
Vincent pay the fame, when colleded, into the T'owu
Treafury of faid ^V^fr/y.
Whereas Mr. John Dockray exhibited vinto this y^in Dtrhap
Afl*embly an Account, by him charged againft the Colo- allowed £. »
ny, for Blankets delivered the Sheriff of the County of ' *'
Newport, for the Ufe of the poor Prifoners : And the
faid Account being duly examined ; Jt is Voted and Re-
Johed, That the fame be and hereby is allowed j aod
that One Pound, Sixteen Shillings, lawful Money, being
the Amount thereof, be paid the faid John Dockray^ out
of the General Treafury.
Whereas Mr. Jonathan Jeffers tx\ii\A\.s^ unto this 7. 7*jf«r#
AfTembly an Account, by him charged againfl the Colo- »'lo*e<i C' 0
ny, for repairing the Windows of the Gaol in the Coun- ^
ty of Newport : And the faid Account being duly exa-
mined i // // Voted and Refohed, That the fame be and
hereby is allowed ; and that Fifteen Shillings, lawful
Money, being the Amount' thereof, be paid the faid JO"
mthan Jeffers, out of the General Treafury.
iris Voted and Kefohed, That George Hazard, Efq; ^''^^.^
Williom Brooks Simpfon, Efq; Mr. JVilliam Etlery, and Bill for the
the Secretary, be, and they, or the major Part of them, ^j'^ *„^t"*^ ***
arc hereby appointed a Committee to prepare a Bill (or Debton.
the Relief of infol vent Debtors : And that they prcfent the
fame to this AfTembly at the next SeiHon.
Whereas the Church and Congregation worfhiping ,hi'secoDd
in Clarke-Street, in Newport, preferred a Petition unto Congrega-
this Affcmbly, praying that a Bill^ by them prciisnted wich ^^^^^'^ j^
£ the Ntiufirt.
32 June, 1 771.
thefaid Petition, for the Incorporation of the faid Church
may be pafled into an A<51 of this Afl*embly :
On Confideration whereof,
BE it EnaBedbythh General j^Jfembly, and, by the Au-
thority thereof. It is Em£led, That the Prayer of the faid
Petition be, and the fame is hereby, granted.
HJh««» ^ t-.^ 'o^-Xf ""-th
ACT incorporating the Second Con-
gregational Church in Newoort.
Aft incorpo- AN
rating the
Second Con-
gregational
Church in
Newport.
The Governor and Company of the Englijh Colony of
Rhode-Jjland, and Providence Plantations, in New-
England, in America, convened in General Aflembly,
at Neivport, in faid Colony, on the Second Monday in
June, in the Year of our LORD One Thoufand, Se-
ven Hundred and Seventy-one, and in the Eleventh
Year of the Reign of His Majefty, G £ O ^ G £ the
Third, King of Great-Britain, France and Ireland •
To all to whom thefe Prerent$ fliall come,
GREETING.
WHEREAS the Church and Congregation under
the paftoral Care of the Reverend Ezr a Stiles,
Do£lor in Divinity, have petitioned this Aflembly to grant
them a Charter of Incorporation, with the Privileges and
Powers herein after mentioned : Now Therefore, KNOW
YE, That we, the faid Governor and Company, in Ge-
neral Aflembly convened, do, for Ourfelves and Our
Succeflbrs, Enadt, Grant, Ordain, Conftitute and Declare,
and by the Authority thereof. It is hereby Enabled, Granted^
Ordained and Declared, That the Church and Congre-
gation aforefaid fhall be a Body Corporate and Politic,
with perpetual Succcflion, to be known in the Law by the
Name of the Second Congregtional Church in Newport,
Rhode-ljland : And the fame Body Coprorate is hereby em-
powered to hold and ftand feized of all fuch Eftate, as they
are already pofleflcd of, and alfo to take, receive, acquire
and hold Donations, Legacies, and Grants of Eftate, both
Real
June, 1 771. 33
Real and Perfonal ; and the fame to ufe, occupy and
improve towards the Support of the Paftors, Relief of the
Poor, or other religious Ufes in faid Congregation, ac-
cording to the Will of the Donors, and to the Purpofes
for which the fame ftiall have been defigncd and appro-
priated : All which Eftatcs faid Second Congregational
Church may and (hall take, hold, and ftand and be feiz-
ed of, and improve, notwithftanding any Mifnomer of
this Corporation, and by whatever Name, or however
imperferdly the fame may bedcfcribcd in Donations, Le-
gacies, Aflignments and Grants, provided the true Intent
and Meaning of the Aflignor or Bcnefaftor be evident :
And the faid Second Congregational Church is hereby
empowered to Icafe the Real Eftaie, and alfo the fame to
grant, aliene or hold in Perpetuity, according to the Tenor
of their Property therein : And to let Monies on Bonds,
Mortgages or other Securities, and fliall and may be per-
Ibns capable in the Law, as a Body corporate, in all
Courts and Places, to fue and be fued, to defend and
purfue to final Judgment and Execution thereon, in all
Caufes whatfoever, by and in the Names of fuch Perfons
as are herein declared to be the prcfent Committee of
faid Body corporate and politic, or by and in the Names
of their Succelfors in faid Office.
jIND it is further Enabled, OrdaiKed and Declared^
That thofe who for the Time being, and at any and all
Times, hereafter, (hall ufually afieinble together for pub-
lic Worfliip, in the Meeting-Houfe in Clatke-Street, in
Newport, aforefaid, belonging to the faid Second Congre-
gational Church, fhall be deemed, and they are hereby
declared, the true and lawful Succcflbrs in this Corpora-
tion.
And furthermore, at the united Requeft of the Church
and Congregation, it is declared, That the Miniftry, to
whofe \J{z this Corporation is by this Act empowered to
hold Eftates, fhall be Congregational and Pcedobaptlft,
and no other. And that the Paftors in all SuccefTjons be
mutually chofen, or difmiflcd, by the Brethren of the
Church, being Communicants in regular Standing in the
fame, and by the Congregation, tliat is, by a Concur-
rence of the refpedtive Majorities of thofe prefcnt at pub-
lic
34 Ji^rte, 1771.
lie Meetings, duly notified for that Piirpofe : The Dea-
cons or oldeft Member to notify the Church-Meeting in
this Cafe, and the Committee to notify the Meeting of
the Congregation.
AhID it li further EnaSieJ, That, in Cafe any Grants
or Donations fhall be made to the Paftors, Deacons or
Brethren, fo that a Limitation thereof to the Church, as
diftind from the Congregation, (hall be evident, then the
fame (hall veft and remain in, and be at the Managmcnt
and Difpofal of the Church and its Succeflbrs, in their
diftinft and feparatc Capacity : And that the Church may
leafe its Eftates, improve its monies at Intereft by Bond,
or otherwife, and fue for and recover the fame at Law -,
and all their Tranfadlions refpcdling the fame fhall be of
full Force and legal Validity, without beingjoined by the
Congregation.
And be it further EnaSlecly That the fccular Meetings
of this Society fhall continue to be called and noticed iS
. ufual, by the Committee thereof. And the faid Congre-
gation are empowered at any fuch Meeting, to chufe a
Moderator, eledl Committee-men, fuch and fo many as
they fhall, from Time to Time, think prcper,.and appoint
a Secretary, Treafurcr and fuch other Officers as they
ihall judge neceflary, and the fame at any Time to re-
move, and others to chufe and appoint in their Stead :
And to tnake fuch Laws, Rules and Orders, for the ne-
ceflary repairs of the Mecting-Houfe, and fuch other B^
Laws and Regulations about the fecular Affairs of the
faid Congregation, as they (hall fee fit, not contrary to
the Laws of this Government : And it is hereby Declared^
That David Cheefe borough ^ Pollipus Hammond, Robert
Stevens, Caleb Gardner, Benjamin Sherburne, yobn. Pit-
man, fVi/liam Ellery, Simon Newton, John Barilett and
Jofeph Belcher, be and remain the prefent Committee, fo
long as faid Congregation (hall continue them, and un-
til they are removed and others chofeti in their Places.
AND be it further EnaSled, That whatever Eilate is
or (hall be held by faid Second Congregational Church,
either by Purchafe or Donation, the fame (hall never be
alienated from the Ufes and Purpofes thereof, nor applied
towards the Support of any other Miniftry or Mode of
Worfhip
June, 1771. 35
Worflilp, than what now obtains therein. And in Cafe,
at any Time hereafter, any Perfons of faid Congregation
fhall aher and change their Principles refpedling Prefby-
terian Ordination, the Mode of Worfhip, and other reli-
gious Ufages pracTlifed or acknowledged in the fame ; the
Individuals fo changing (hall ceafe to have Part in the
Management or Appropriation of the Incomes and Pro-
fits of the Eftate; but the fame fhall be and remain to
ihofe, and thofe only, who fhall remain and abide by the
Original Principles of this Church, who arc hereby de-
clared to be the true and only SucccfTors of the prefcnt
Members of this Corporation, And they, and fuch their
Succeflbrs, fhall continue to hold, improve and enjoy, the
Eftate to the Ules prefcribed, and particularly what fhall
be appropriated to the Miniftry fhall be held to the Ufcof
fuch Congregational Miniftry in faidSecondCongregational
Church, as is herein before defined andforno other forever.
Lm full Teflimoy of which Grant, the faid Governor
and Company do hereby order, that this Adl of Incorpo-
ration, or an Exemplification thereof, be authenticated by
the Signature of the Governor and Secretary, and by the
Public Seal of this Colony } and the fame being delivered
to the faid Second Congregational Church fhall be a fuf-
ficient Warrant to them, to hold, ufe, exercife and enjoy
all the Privileges and Powers herein contained.
The following Return from the Clerk of the Artillery- Artillery
Company, in the Town of Newport , of the Officers cho- Officers in
fen by the faid Company, to mt : Nathaniel Mumjordi ^l^^l['' '^*
Captain, Samuel Brenton, Lieutenant, Thomas fVickhamt
jun. Second Lieutenant, and Samuel GoUthwait, Enfign^
was read in Council, and being confidered is approved.
Whereas Mr. Stephen Debloii exhibited ""to this ^^^'^^^'^ *^-
AlTembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colo- X3.
ny, for a Ream of Paper- Delivered the Printer, for print-,
ing the Proceedings of the General AfTembly : And the
faid Account being duly confidered, // ii Voted and Re~
folved That the fame be and hereby is allowed -y and that
Sixteen (hillings and Three Pence, lawful Money, being
the Amount thereof, be paid the faid StephenDeblois^ out of
the General Trcafury.
C Whereas
36 June^ lyji.
Whereas Mr. Edward ThurJ/on, ]un. exhibited unto
E. Thurflon this Aflembly an Account, by him charged againft ihe
tzT** ^' ** Colony, for Three Quarters of a Ream of Paper, for print-
ing the Adls and Orders of the General Aflembly : And
the faid Accoiint being duly confidcred, It is Voted and
Refohed, That the fame be and hereby is allowed j and
that Twelve Shillings, lawful Money, being the Amount
thereof, be paid the faid Edward 7hurJion,j\xn. out of the
General Trcafury.
No Appeals JT ts Voted and Refohed, That no Perfon or Per-
to be allowed fons whatfocvcr (hall hereafter be allowed or permitted
in Council^ to appeal to his Majefty in Council, in Great-Britain, from
under j^.300. the Judgment of the Superior Court of Judicature in this
Colony, for any Matter or Thing whatfoever, unlefs the
Matter or Thing in Controvcrfy be of the Value of Three
Hundred Pounds, lawful Money, to be Valued by the
Court where the Appeal (hall be prayed. Any law Cuf-
tom or Ufage to the contrary hcreofi in any wife nol-
withftanding.
Whereas Mr. Mofes Brown and Capt. Efek Hopkins
Report of the prcfentcd unto this Aflembly the following Report, re wit :
^ommittee \^^ jj^g fybfcribcrs ( with Mr. Benjamin Man) being
yws Ac- appointed a Committee, by the Hon. General Aflembly,
count, who to audit the Account of Paul Tew, Efq-, Sheriff of the
/ * 5^' 2. County of Providence^ do report, that we have carefully
examined the faid Account, with the Vouchers, and find a
Balance of Thirty-(ix Pounds, Nine Shillings and Two
Pence, lawful Money, due to the faid PaulJew^ from the
Colony.
P^ -J «u ,^ Mofei Brown,
rovtdencet lane 10, 1771. t?/l rj ^i-
•' ' ' ' Efek Hopkinu
And the faid Report being duly confidered, // n Voted
and Refohed, That the fame be and hereby is accepted :
And that the Sum of Thirty-fix Pounds, 9/! zd. lawiul
Money, be paid the faid Paul Tew, out of the General
Trcafury.
Time allow*
cAH'.Ro- Whereas there is a Sentence or Judgment, in Fa-
Payment of ^^^^ ^^ <iic Colony, againft fVtUiam Reynolds, on the
kis fine. Rccords
June^ 1771. 37
Records of the Superior Court of Judicature, Court of
Affize and General Gaol Delivery, in the County of
Kings-County, for the Sum of One Thoufand Dollars and
Coft, as a Fine for counterfeiting the Public Coin ; It is
therefore Voted and Refolved, That upon the Payment of
Three Hundred Dollars immediately, and Three Hun-
dred Dollars on or before the Twenty-fifth Day of De-
cember next, and the Remainder of faid Judgment on or
before the Twenty-fifth Day of December, A.D. 1772,
into the General Trealiiry, the Colony ihall and will re-
leafe, and quit all their Right, Title, Intereft, Claim and
Demand of, in and to, all the Real ElUte of the faid
IVilliam Reymlds.
Whereas Mr. Jeremiah /llbro, Keeper of his Maje- 7- ^^^' «'-
fty's Gaol in the County oi Kings-County, exhibited un- ^"""'jj ^- •*
to this Affembly an Account, by him charged againft
the Colony, for the Maintenance of Thomas Clarke and
William Carlile, poor Frifoncrs at the King's Suit : And
the faid Account being duly confidered. It is Voted and
Refolved, That the fame be and hereby is allowed j and
that Two Pounds, Fourteen Shillings, lawful Money, be-
ing the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Jeremiah AlbrOt
out of the General Treafury.
IT is Voted and Rejohed, That all Perfons, who are Lawful Mo-
poflefled of any of the lawful Money Bills, emitted in the ney BUU e-
Year 1760, or any of the Notes given by the General *"^"^ '•»
Treafurer for fuch Bills, bring all fuch Bills and Notes Notes given
into the General Treafury, within Six Weeks from and for fuch BilU
after the Rifing of this Affembly, in Order to be exchanged " ^ ^'*'^
for Silver and Gold ; and that after the Expiration of faid
Time, no Intereft be allowed thereon j and that the Ge-
neral Treafurer give Public Notice of this Vote, by an
Advertifement in the Newport and Providence News-
Papers.
Whereas Met calf Bowler, ECq; Job Bennet, Efq; Report of 3f.
and Mr. Pardon Tillinghafi, prefented unto this Affem- l]"^!,'f/Jp\
bly the foUiowng Report and Account, to wit : rdUaghafi '
Colony of Rbode-Ifland, &c. "po" '^^ ^a-
To the Honourable the General Affembly of faid Co- accouiu7&
lony, now fitting at Newport, on the Second Mon. «hey allowed
day in June, 1771. ^. o 18 o.
We
38 June, 1771,
We the Subfcribers being appointed a Committee
by the Hon. General Aflembly, to audit the Accounts
of the Naval-Officer with the Colony, for the laft Year,
do report, That we have carefully examined his Book,
and compared his Charges againft the Light-Houfe, wah
the Vouchers, and find a Balance of Twenty-feven Pounds,
One Shilling and Eleven Pence One Farthing, lawful
Money, due to the Light-Houfe, from Mr. "jamei Clarke,
Naval-Officer, agreeable to his Account herewith ex-
hibited. Metcalf Bowler y
Newport, June 13, 1771. j,^^^^^ juiinghaj}.
The Colony to the Committee, Dr.
To our Service in examining the Books, and fettling
the Accounts, i Day each, at 6/ ^. o 18 o
And the faid Report being duly confidered, // ii Vo-
ted and Refolved, That the lame be and hereby is ac-
cepted : That the Account of the Committee be allow-
ed ; and that the Amount thereof, being Eighteen Shil-
lings, lawful Money, be paid to the faid Mttcalf Bowler,
Job Bennett and Pardon 7illinghaji, out of the General
Treafury.
T) E it Enabled by this General Ajfemhlj, and, by the
NojSrineto IJ Authority thereoj , It is Enabled, That no Seine be
Barringicii drawn, or Net be caft, for the Catching of Fifh between
river from the Firft Day of March and laft Day of May, annually, in
Mlrclwxht ^'"''''"gton River, between the Water-Lot of Daniel
Jaft of Maj. Kinmcut, and the Mecting-Houfe Point, under the Penal-
ty of Ten Pounds, lawful Money ; One Half to the In-
former, and the other half to and for the Ufe of the faid
Town of Barring ton.
Committeeto Jt is Toted and Refolved, That the fame Committee
Cildi^'"**'* '^^^ ^^^ appointed laa Year, to burn the Bills of Credit
in the General Treafury, be again appointed, they, or the
major Part of them, to receive and burn ail the lawful
Money Bills, and all the Old Tenor Bills in the Grand
Committee's Office^ ^t^t^^-d^t^i^^^t.^ 7^^Lx>^**^-
June^ 1771. 39
Wher«a8 Mr. Solomon Soutbwick prefented unto this ^ Sntinuiei
Aflcmbly aD Account, by him charged againft the Colo- allowed
ny, for printing the Proceedings of the General Aflem-^-'oz+i*
bly at the laft Seffion, and Eight Reams of Paper for the
Colony's Ufc, 6cc. And the faid Account being duly ex-
amined ; Jt is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be and
hereby is allowed j and that Ten Pounds, Seven Shillings
and four Pence Half-penny lawful Money, being the
Amount thereof, be paid the (aid Solomon Souihwiek, oat
of the General Treafury.
Whereas Henry Marcbanf, Efqj is appointed, by the Agents em.
General Affembly of this Colony, to join with our Agent j^i^'op mo.
in Great-Britain, to apply for what Money is due from ney opon tbe
the Crown to this Colony i // is therefore Voted and Re- f^^f'^"^'
folved, That, in Cafe it Hiall appear to them that there is
a good ProfpeA of recovering faid Monies, they be and
hereby are directed, and fullyempowered to take up fuch
Monies as fhall be necefTary for profecuting faid Affair,
and fuch other Matters aa the Colony may commit to
their Care, not exceeding Two Hundred Ppunds Ster-
ling.
tr is Voted and Refohed, That the Sheriff of the Coun- ^■^-^^
ty of Newport be and he is hereby direfted to procure provide
fultable green Cloths, to cover the Tables in the Coun- ^'"'''*'*,^
cil-Chamber, and Deputies Room, in the Colony-Houfe ^y,\iaaiexsi
in Neufort, and alfo a pair of Andirons, Shovel and JVrw/wA
Tongs, for the faid Deputies Room : And that the Ex-
pence thereof be paid out of the General Treafury.
TI is Voted and Refolved, That the Hon'ble Stephen conunittwto
Hopkins, Efq; John Dexter, Efq; Mr. Mofes Brown and draw » State
Matthew Robtnfin, Efq; be and they are hereby appointed ^*5oJ^°[l5j
a Committee, to draw a State of the Cafe of the Northern jUm of this.
Boundary Line of this Colony, and deliver the fame to Cotoajr.
Henry Marchant, Efq; to carry with him to Great-Bri-
tain, who, in Concurrence with Jo/epb Sherwood, Efqj
is to take fuch Counfel and Advice thereon as they may
think proper, refpeding the obtaining an Order from His
Majefly for Commiflionefs to fettle the Line agreeable to
D the
40 yune^ ^11^*
the Charters of the Majjachujetti-Bay and this Co-
lony.
Whereas Mr. *john Fryen exhibited unto this Af-
I^w^'^Fo'* ^fi"^yy ^° Accountj by him charged againH: the Colony,
1 1 8i. for Three large Padlocks, delivered for the Ufe of the
Gaol in the County of Newport : And the faid Account
being duly examined^ It is Voted and Re/olved, That the
fame be and hereby is allowed ; and that Eleven Shillings
and Eight Pence One Farthing, lawful Money, being
the Amount thereof, be paid the faid John Fryers, out of
the General TrcaTury.
Whereas Mr. Francis Brayton exhibited unto this
^rapLiU- Affembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colo-
lowed ^. 2 ny, for Boarding a recruiting Party of His Majefty's 14th
x6 u|. Regiment : And the faid Account being duly examined,
It is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be and hereby is
allowed j and that Two Pounds, Sixteen Shillings and
Eleven Pence Three Parthings, lawful Money, being the
Amount thereof, be paid the faid Francis Brayton, out
of the General Trcafury.
Whereas Capt. 'Thomas George exhibited unto this
kwtdX^j* Aflembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colo-
g ?, ny, for his Salary as Captain of Fort-George, fundry Dif-
burfements for faid Fort, Boarding a Recruiting Party of
His Majefty's 29th Regiment, &c. And the faid Account
being duly confidered, It is Voted and Refohed, That
the fame be and hereby is allowed j and that Twenty-
three Pounds, Nine Shillings and Two Pence, lawful
Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Tho-
mas George^ out of the General Treafury.
C. Harris al- Whereas Caleb Harris, Efq; exhibited unto this Af-
lowed £, 4 fembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony,
' *** for Billeting a Recruiting Party of His Majefty's 29th Re-
giment : And the faid Account being duly examined, //
is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be and hereby is
allowed j and that the Balance thereof, being Four
Pounds, One Shilling and Four Pence Half-penny, law-
ful Money, be paid to the faid Caleb Harris, cut of the
General Treafury. Whereas
June, 1771. 41
Whereas at laft Odobcr ScfTion of Affembly, Mr. O- «<"/'»«
Stephen Hajfard with others were appointed to put in fuit one of jh,
all the Bonds and Mortgages that concern the Loan Mo- Committee
ncy, &c. And thcfaid Stephen Hajfard refufingto fervc j ^° P"^' j ^^
It is therefore Voted and Refolved^ That Daniel Rodman, cMrk'iei fat
Efq; be and he is hereby appointed in the Room of the «he Loan
faid Stephen Hajfard, for the Purpofc aforcfaid. And that ^°"^"
the Keeper of the Grand Committee's Office deliver the
Papers of the feveral Counties to each refpedive Officer,
appointed to receive the fame, taking Receipts for them :
And that faid Officers be paid for their Trouble.
Vtii Voted and Refoked, That the Juftices of the Su- Ju(lic«of
perior Court be, and they are hereby, empowered to take courtwpoft.
into Confideration the felling of Samuel lVillfon\ Lands, pone the Sale
and to put off the Sale thereof until the next Seffion of this °} ^\ ^'F'-,
rr I \ 1-11- J- » yo» J Lands if
Aflembly ; or order the lame to be lold immediately, as they thiak
they fhall think proper. proper.
Whereas the Time of holding the Superior Court in Timei of
the County of Newport, in September, interferes with the holding the
Commencement at Providence ; It is therefore Voted and Cpuns^ia
Refolved, That, for the future, the Superior Court be held, Ne-wton and
■within and for the County oi Providence, annually, on the ^^"^'^mw
Firft Monday of September : And in the County of New-
port, on the Third Monday of September, annually : And
that the Jurors be notified thereof, when warned to at-
tend faid Courts.
IT is Voted and Refolved, ThziUtd^xs. Chriflopher El- ^^^""he
lery, and Jonathan Ruffell, be and they are hereby ap- Records, &e.
pointed a Committee, to receive from the Widow and Ex- °^^'^^ ^"f«-
ecutrix of Thomas Throop, Efq; late Clerk of the Inferior 'sr.pu^'i^
Court of Comnion Pleas, and General Seffions of the prefent
Peace, within and for the County oiBriftol, the Books of ^^'"'^
Record, Seal, Files of Papers, and all other Things ap-
pertaining to the faid Office, and deliver the fame to Da-
niel Bradford, Efq; the prefent Clerk of the faid Court,
giving and taking Receipts for the lams.
Whereas
4i
June, 1771,
Report of the Wff«REAS Samuel Dyre, Efq; Mr. John G. Wanton,
S^T;^!" and Jofepb Wanton, Jan. Efq-, prclented unto this Aflem-
Chahfitr's blj thc foUowfing Report, to wit :
Accounts, \yg ({jg Subfcribers beings appointed a Committe, by
low«i*^. iSthe Honorable General Aflembly, to audit thc Accounts
»3 4* of Walter Chaloner, £fq; with the Colony, do report. That
we have carefully examined faid Accounts, and find due to
him the Sum of Eighteen Pounds, Thirteen Shillings and
Four Pence, lawful Money -, all which is fubmittcd to
your Honors, Samuel Dyre,
Newport, June 15, 1771. John G. Wanton,
Jo^pb Wanton, ')un.
And the' faid Report being duly confidered, It is Voted
and Refohed, That thc fartic be and hereby is accepted ;
and that thc Sum ofEighteen Pounds, Thirteen Shillings
and Four Pence, lawful Money, being the Balance there-
in mentioned, be paid the faid Walter Cbaloner, out of the
General Trcafury.
The Gover-
nor allowed
/. 30, and
the Deputy-
Governor al-
lowed^. 15.
H. Rict al-
lowed £, I
C. HolJeu al-
lowed £. i
17 «.
JT is Voted and Refohei, That there be allowed and
paid to His Honor the Governor^ thc Sum of Thirty
Pounds, lawful Money ; and to His Honor the Deputy-
Governor, the Sum of Fifteen Pounds, lawful Money , out
of thc General Trcafury, for their Salaries and extraordi-
nary Services the laft Year.
Whereas Henry Rice, Efq; Sheriff of the County of
Kent, exhibited unto this Aflcmbly an Account, by him
charged againft the Colony, for the Time, Horfe-hire and
Expences of himfelf and Aid, in apprehending G;i^(j«
Cajey, and carrying him to King's-County Gaol : A nd the
faid Account being duly examined, Jt is Voted and Re-
fohed, That the fame be and hereby is allowed ; and
that Two Pounds, Five Shillings, lawful Money, being
the Amount thereof, be paid thc laid Henry Rice, out of
thc General Trcafury.
• Whereas Mr Charles Holden, jun. One of the Depn-
ty-SherifFs for the County oiKent, exhibited unto this Af-
fembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony,
for the Time, Horfe-hire, and Expences of himfelf and
Aid,
June^ ijji. 43
Aid, in purfult of John James, and others : And the faid
Account being duly examined, // is Voted and Re/ohed,
That the fame be and hereby is allowed ; and that Eight
Pounds, Seventeen Shillings, lawful Money, being the A-
mount thereof, be paid the faid Charles Holden, out of the
General Treafury.
IT is Voted and Refohed, That the Sum of Forty
Pounds, lawful Money, be allowed, and paid out of the ^.ao allow-
General Tteafury, unto John Dexter, Efq; and Captain edfor Pav^
Stephen Jencks, in Addition to the Sum already granted, "" " " ***
to be laid out to and for the Repairs oi Pawtucket Bridge.
Whereas Mr. Nicholas Gardner, jun. One of ihe if. GtirJntr
Deputy-SheriiFs for the County of Kings-County, exhibit- allowed i;. 3
ed unto this AiTembly an Account, by him charged a~ ^ *
gainft the Colony, for the Time, Trouble and Expences
of himfelf and Aid, in taking up Grand and Petit Jurors,
to try fundry Perfons concerned in counterfeiting Coin :
And the faid Account being duly examined. It is Voted
and Refohed, That the fame be and hereby i^ allowed j
and that Three Pounds, Three Shillings, lawful Money,
being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Nicholas
Gardner, jun. out of the General Treafury.
JTis Voted and Refohed, That the Hon. Stephen Hop--
kins, Efq; and John Cole, Efq; be and they are hereby ^j^^™*^""**
appointed a Committee, to audit and examine the Ac- ^heaton't
count put in Suit againft the Colony, by IVslliam Wheaton, Accouai.
of Providence, and now pending in Providence Inferior
Court : That they be and hereby are empowered to fet-
tle and Compromife faid Suit, and any other Demands of
the faid William Wheaton, in fuch Manner as they "fhall
judge for the Intereft of the Colony, and Juftice to the
faid Wheaton fhall require : And to defend in faid Suit,
if no Compromife be made : And that they make Re-
port to this Adembly at the next Sefiion.
Whereas Mr. Beriah Brown, ]nn. a Deputy-SheriflF 5. 5,.,^,
for the County of King's- County, exhibited unto this A(- jun. aUowed
fembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony, ^' *' ** *'
E for
44 J^ne^ T^ll"^*
for the Time, Trouble and Expcnces of himfelf and Aid,
in apprehending and committing divers perfons concerned
in counterfeiting Coin, and breaking open the Gaol in
the County o{ King i-County : And the (aid Account be-
ing duly examined, // is yoted and Refolved, That the
fame be and hereby is allowed ; and that Twenty-three
Pounds, Eighteen Shillings and Five Pence, lawful Mo-
ney, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Beriab
Brown, jun, out of the General Treaiury.
£ro«"h^" -^'^'^ ^otedand Refolved, That Mr. Anthony Ahom,
Moneygrant- 2n6.James Arnold, ECq; be and they are hereby appoint-
S^BridT'"'" ed a Committee, to lay out the Two Hundred Dollars
granted by this AfTembly, at the laft Seflion, towards Re-
building Pawtuxet Bridge ; and that they lay out no
more than that Sum on Account of the Colony.
J? CarJfie^ Whereas Mr. Ezekjel Gardner, jun. exhibited unto
allowed ;{;. 4 this AfTembly an Account, by him charged againf^ the
4 o- Colony, for his Time, Trouble and Expences, in afTifting
Beriab Brown, Efq; Sheriff of the County of Kings-
County, in apprehending fundry Perfons, who were con-
cerned m breaking open the Gaol in the faid County 1
And the faid Account being duly examined, It is Voted
and Refohed, That the fame be and hereby is allowed ;
and that Four Pounds, Four Shillings, lawful Money,
being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Ezekiel Gard-
ner, j\in. out of the General Treafury.
aiiowed^,"'f Whereas Mrs. Pkeie Browning, Keeper of his Ma-
jj o. jefly Gaol in the County of Kings-County, exhibited un-
to this AfTembly an Account, by her charged againfl
the Colony, for the Support of Notfi6 Colton, Gideon Cafey
and JVilliem Corney, committed to faid Gaol for counter-
feiting Coin : And the faid Account being duly confider-
ed, It is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be and here-
by is allowed ; and that One Pound, Nineteen Shillings,
lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid
Pbebe Brownings out of the General Treafury.
R. Congdon WHEREAsMr. Robert Congdon, a Deputy-Sheriff in the
allowed^. 5 County of Kjngs-County, exhibited unto this Aflembly
an
Juney 1 771. 45
an Accounf, by him charged againfl: the Colony, for
the Time, Trouble, Horfe-hire and Expences of himlclf
and Aid, in apprehending lundry PerJbns concerned in
counterfeiting Coin, and breaking open the Gaol in the
County of Kings-County : And the faid Account being
duly examined, // ii Voted and Refohed, That the fame
be and hereby is allowed ; and that Five Pounds, Three
Shillings and Nine Pence, lawful Money, being the A-
mount thereof, be paid the faid Robert Congdotiy out of the
General Treafury,
n is Voted and Refohed, That the General Treafurer
be and he is hereby directed not to put forth the Colo- Executions a-
ny's Executions againft the Town of South-Kingstown, ^^I^^^^J^'J"'
till after the next Seflion of this Aflembly : And that ftayea.
the Treafurer empower faid Town to Colled the Sums
due upon faid Executions, by ifluing his Warrants there-
for, when faid Town fhall have affefTed faid Sums, io
due, upon the Inhabitants of faid Town.
Whereas Mr. John Rofe,)\in. a Deputy-Sheriff of
the County of Kings-County, exhibited unto this AiTem- Jl£{'X T'o
bly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony, for
the Time, Trouble, Horfe-hire and Expences of himfelf
and Aid, in apprehending fundry Pcrfons concerned in
breaking open the Gaol in the County of Kings-County :
And the faid Account being duly examined, It is Voted
and Refolved^ That the fame be and hereby is allowed j
and that Sixteen Pounds, One Shilling, lawful Money,
being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid John Rofe/pn.
out of the General Treafury.
IT is Voted and Rejolved, That Forty Days longer be x;^eforpay-
allowed to the fevcral delinquent Towns to pay in their in^ theCoio-
refpedlivc Rates, they paying Intereft for the lame up to lengthened.
the Time of Payment : And that, at the Expiration of
faid Time, the General Treafurer be and he is hereby
dirccfled and tully empowered, to iflue his Warrants a-
gainft all ihofe that ftiall be then deficient.
Whereas Beriah Brown, Efqj Sheriff of the County b. BniunsA'
of /&«g-'j-C(?aw/y, exhibited unto this Affembly an Account, ^°*«<i X-^»
by him charged againft the Colony, for the Time, Trou- ^
blc, Horfe-hire and Expences of himfelf and Aid, in ap-
prehending fundry Perions, concerned in breaking open
the
4<{
June, 1771
the Gaol in the County of Kingi-County, &c. And the
faid Account being duly examined. It is Voted and Refold
'ued. That the fame be and hereby is allowed ; and that
Thirty-two Pounds, Three Shillings and Six Pence, law-
ful Money, being the the Amount thereof, be paid the
iaid Beriah Brown, out of the General Treafury.
OfflcCTs in ^^'^ Voted and Rejolvedy That the Eledion of Officers,
whofe Stead notchofenatthelaft Seffion,bc referred to the nextSeflion :
others have And that, in the mean Time, the Perfons now in Office
chofen "con- ^^ ^^^ ^^^J ^^^ hereby continued in their Offices, with
as full Power and Authority as they have at any Time
before had.
IT is Voted and Refohed, That all Bufincfs, lying before
this AlTembly unfiniffied, be, and the fame is hereby, re--
fcrred unto the next Seffion : That the Secretary publifh
the Ads and Orders now pafled, by Beat of Drum, in the
Town of Newport, in Ten Days after the Rifing of this
Aflemfely, and within Thirty fend Copies thereof to the
Sheriff of each County, by him to be delivered to the
Clerk of each Town belonging to the County : And that
this Aflembly be, and hereby is, adjourned to the Third
Monday in Auguft next, then to meet ztEaJi-Greenwicbt
GOD favc the KIN G.
Tuhlijhed according to Order, on Monday the z^h (^Junei
A. D. 1771, ^
tinued<
tatnu
HENRY WARD, Sec'ry.
A TRUE Copy duly examined t
WITNESS
NEWPORT: Printed by Solomon SouihwicL
Auguft^ 1 771. 47
At the General Assembly of the Go-
vernor and Company of the Englijh
Colony o^ Rhode- IJland^ and Provtdenc€
Plantations^ in New-England^ in Ameri-
ca^ begun and holden, by Adjournment,
at Eajl-Greenwich^ within and for the faid
Colony, on the Third Monday xnAugufty
in the Year of our Lord, One Thoufand
Seven Hundred and Seventy-one, and
Eleventh of the Reign of His Moft Sa-
cred Majefty, GEORGE the Third, by
the Grace of G O D, King of Great-
Britainy^nd fo forth.
PRESENT,
The Honorable
Jofeph fVanton^ Efq; Governor^
The Honorable
Darius SeffionSy Efq^ Deputy-Governor.
Solomon Drown, Efqi
Davjd Harris, Elq-,
John Almy, Efq-,
Thomas Wickes, Efq; \ Afliftants.
Jonathan Randall, Efq;
John Conodon, Efqj
Joseph Hazard, Efq; j
The SECRETARY.
DEPUTIES
48
JUgufty IJJl.
DEPUTIES from the fcvcral TOWNS.
The Hon. Metcalf Bowler, Efq-, Speaker,
NEWPORT : ^ Timothy Wilmarth, Efq;
Thomas Cranfton,-^; 4^ Zebedee Hopkins, jun. Efy.
Mr. John Wanton, (5fl« «/Gid.) M Charlestown :
George Hazard, E/q-^
Jofeph Wanton, jun. Eff,
Capt. William Read,
Mr. Thomas Frccbody.
Providence :
Daniel Jenckes, Efq^
Mr. Mofes Brown,
Mr. Benjamin Man,
Stephen Hopkins, Efq.
Portsmouth :
John Shearman, Efji
Mr. Thomas BrowneH.
Warwick :
Mr. Benjamin Greene,
James Arnold, Efft
Mr. Jacob Greene,
Mr. Chriftopher Greene.
Westerly :
Mr. James Rhodes,
Mr. Phinehas Clark.
New-Shoreham ;
None.
NoRTH-KlNGSTOWN ;
Mr. Ezekiel Gardner,
John Nonhup, Efq.
SoUTH-KlNGSTOWH \
William Potter, Efq',
Rowland Robinfon, Efq.
ELast-Greenwich :
Sylvefter Sweet, Efq;
Mr. Jofeph Fry,
Jamestowm :
Mr. George Tew,
Mr. John Gardner.
SmITHF lELD :
Caleb Aldrich, Efq%
Daniel Mowryjun. Efq.
SciTUATE :
Mr. William Weft,
Gtoucester :
John Congdon, Efq;
West-Greenwich :
Samuel Hopkins,y««. Efq.
Coventry :
Mr. Nathaniel Greene, Ju/i,
Mr. Ichabod Bowen.
Exeter :
George Pierce, Efq.
Middletown ;
Mr. Thomas Coggefhall,
Mr. John Holmes.
Bristol t
Mr. Chriftopher Ellery,
William Pearce, Efq.
Tiverton :
Mr. Oliver Cook.
Little-Compton :
Mr. John Peckham.
Warrem :
Mr. Cromel Child,
Mr. Daniel Cole.
Cumberland :
Jeremiah Whipple, Efqi
John Dexter, Efq.
Richmond :
Mr. Stephen Hoxfie,
Edward Perry, Efq.
Cranston :
James Harris, Efq',
Gideon Comftock, Efq.
HOPK-INTON :
Thomas Wells, y«». Efq.
Johnston :
Mr, Daniel Manton.
North-Providence :
Capt. Efeck Hopkins,
Thomas Whipple, Efq.
Barrincton :
Jofiah Humphry, Efq;
Samuel Allen, {the Second) Efq.
JosiAS Lyndon, Efq^ Clerk of the Lower HouCe,
Augujl^ ryyi* 49
rr ii Vitei and RefolveJ, That Thomas Cranflon, Efq; ^°^^^^l^^
■*■ Mr. 'John Wanton, (Son of Gideon) William Potter, t^e Condi-
Efq; and Walter Chaloner, Efq; be, and they arc hereby tionofihe
appointed a Committee, to examine into the Condition ^^^^|°^,
of the Gaol in the County of Newport, and to take into
Confideration whether it will -be mod eligible to repair
the lame, or build anew One; and if the latter, to confi-
der of the moft convenient Situation to place it upon, to
draw a Plan for the Conftru<ftion and Dimenfions there-
of, and to make an Eftimate of the Coft of building it :
And that they make Report to this AHTembly at the next
SeflioD.
TT is Voted and Refohed, That his Honor the Deputy- com. »»«.
Governor, the Hon. iS/d'/>/6^«H(?^/i/ni, Efq; ^nd Gideon Com- duthc Ac
Jiock, Efq; be, and they, or the major Part of them, are p°a"»/*W
hereby appointed a Committee, to audit the Accounts of RoadLou
the Dircdors of the Lottery granted for repairing the '"/•
Koad, leading from Providence to Plainjield.
^HTR^ AsMcSrs Cbrijepber Effery and Jonathan Ruf- Report ofc.
fell prcfcnted unto this Aflembly the following Report, Eiiery and 7.
to -wit : ^•'■^''^^
We the Subfcribers being appointed a Committee, at
yune Sefllon, to receive from the Widow and Executrix
of Thomas Tbroop, Efq; late Clerk of the Inferior Court
of Common Pleas for the County of Briftol, the Bool.s
of Record, Seal, Files of Papers, and all other Things
appertaining to the faidOffice,and Court, and deliver them
to the prefent Clerk, giving and taking Receipts for the
fame ; do. report, that we have performed the Truft re-
pofed in us, and herewith prefent a Receipt from Daniel
£r<?<^tfr(i,Efq}, the prefent Clerk. Cbnjlopher Ellery,
Jonathan Kujfell.
And the faid Report being duly confidered, It is Fo^
ted and Refohed^ That the fame be and hereby is
accepted.
Whereas Mr. William Cbakner exhibited unto this
Aflembly an Account, by him charged agaih(l the Colo- .u'owedzTi
3iy, for his Time, Horfe-hire and Expences, in going to 5 6.
Exeter
50 Jugufly 1 771.
'Exeter and fearching the Houfes of divers People, TufpeA-
ed of counterfeiting Gold and Silver Coins : And the
faid Account being duly examined, It is Foted and Refold
ved, That the fame be and hereby is allowed ; and that
One Pound, Five Shillings and Six Pence, lawful Money,
being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid William Cha-
loncr, out of the General Treafury.
Sheriffs tra- // is footed and Rejohed, That the Clerks of the feveral
(ob'e"einered C^^f*^ '" '^'S Colony be, and they are hereby, diredled
oa the Exe- to Infcrt in every Bill of Coft, by them examined, the
cuticn. Sheriffs Fees as entered on the Writ in every refpeflive
Cafe, andendorfe the fame on the Back of the Execution
ifTued in fuch Cafe, where any travelling Fees are
charged.
Aatopre. A^ ^^^ to prevent Hogs going at large
vent Hogs jn thc compadt Part of the Towns of
fn°'thScl)m?*^ Eaji-Greetfuoich^ and Warwick adjoining.
pad Part of
S i^jTar- 7?^ ^^ EnaSied by the General Ajjemhly, and by the M-
^ick, ■*^ tbority thereof, It is Enabled, That at and after the
Expiration of One Week, from the Rifing of tliis Aflem-'
bly, all Hogs that (hall be found going at large within
Haifa Mile fiom the Court-Houfe, in Eafi-Greennvich^
ihall be liable to be feized by any Freeholder inhabiting
within faid Limits ; who, upon feizing the fame, (hall fet
up a Notification in One or more of the Public Houfes in
faid Eajl-Greenwich ; and unlefs the Owner of faid Hog
or Hogs fhall, within Twenty-four Hours after faid Noti-
fication, pay to the Treafurer of thc Town where the
fame fhall be feized, as a Fine to and for die Ufe of faid
Town, Six Shillings, lawful Money, for every Hog lo
feized, and Two Shillings, lawful Money, to the Perfon
feizing, then fuch Hog or Hogs may be difpofed of by ihe
Perfon feizing the fame to his own Ufe.
Aft for the An A6t for the Relief of Infolvent Debtors.
fcivem dS:- ff^HEREAS divers Perfins in this Colony, by Reafon of
on. LoJJes and other Misfortunes^ are rendered Infolvent
Debforst
Aagujl^ 1771. 51
Debtors, fome of •whom are confined in Gaol, and othen un-
der Arrefl or Rejiraint for Debt, and cannot purfue any
Bufinefi ; which is detrimental to the Public, and may
prove the utter Ruin ofthemjelves and their Families, unlefs
fome fit Remedy be provided : And whereas it ojten happens^
that a major Part of the Creditors are convinced that it
will be greatly Advantageous to them to receive a jujl and
equal Proportion of the Efldte offuch Infohent Debtor s^
before the fame be further wafled, and to gi\ ? tbem a full
and final Difcharge oj their Debts, and are villing to da
the fame ; thereby affording fuch Infohent Deb 'ors an Op*
port unity oj being ufeful to their Families and he Commu-
nity :
n E it therefore EnaSled by this General AJfembly, andt
•*-^ by the Authority thereof, it is Enabled, 1 hat from
and after the Publication of this Ad, it fliall and may
be lawful for any Infolvent Debtor, being an Inhabitant
of this Colony, either in Gaol or under any Arreft or Re-
ftraint for Debt, to petition to the then next Superior
Court of Judicature, to be held in the CoUnty where
fuch Debtor lives, or is confined, fetting forth that he is
an Infolvent Debtor, and praying Leave to furrendcr,
upon Oath or folemn Engagement, all his Eftate, Teal
and perfonal, for the \i{z of his Creditors ; to which Pe-
tition he fhall annex a true and perfed Inventory of all
his Eftate, together with a Lift of all his Creditors, of
the Places of their Abode, and of the Sums due to them,
refped:ively, to the beft of his Knowledge ; and thereup-
on make Application to any one Juftice of the faid
Court, to caufe the faid Petition to be lodged on File in
the Clerk's Office of faid Court, at leaft Three Months
before the Sitting thereof. And if the Perfon petitioning
be in Gaol, on fuch Application made on his Behalf, to
any Juftice as aforefaid, he fhall forthwith caufe fuch Pe-
titioner to be brought before him, by a Writ of Habeas
Corpus, 'vn Order to receive his Petition. And upon the
Delivery of fuch Petition, Inventory and Lift;^ he fhall
caufe fuch Debtor to make Oath or Engagement, before
hitn, in the following Form, to wit :
YOU A. B. do, upon Oath, in the Prefence of Almighty
God, fwear [Engagement, affirm] proteft and declan^
B that
5z ^uguji, 1 771.
that the Inventory hy you prefented, contains a true^ hmjl
and perfe£l Inventory, or Account , of all ysur EJlate,
both real andperjonal, wbichyou now have,or may, or can^
or ouiht to have, in PoJJeJion, Reverfion or Remainder^
that you know of or remember j that the Lijt here exhi"
kited is a true and perje£l Lijl of all your Creditors, and
of the fever al Sums due to them, refpeSlively, to the heji
of your Knowledge : That you have not directly or indi"
redlly, byyourfelfor others, made any Deed or Deeds, Gift
cr G if ts^ Grant or Grants, or any other Conveyance or
Conveyances "whaffoever, whereby to conceal Jrom or de-
fraud your Creditors of any the leaf Part of your Eflafe^
real or perfonal, or fraudulently to enable any Perfon to
appear as your Creditor, for the obtaining a Grant of your
Petition. And that if any Thing be omitted in the In^
*ventory or Account, by you now exhibited, you will add
the fame, and caufe the fame to be delivered up, to andjor
the Uf and Benefit of your Creditors : So help you GoD.
(And this Engagement ycu make and give upon the Pe-
ril oj the Penalty oj Perjury.)
And thereupon fuch Jiiftice (liall caure the faid Peti-
tion, Inventory and Lift, together wiih a Certificate of
the Debtor's having made Oath or Engageme-nt as aforc-
faid, to be immediately put upon File in the Clerk's Of-
fice of laid Court, and (hall give Orders to the Clerk to
caufe to be publilhed, at the Coft of the Petitioner, with-
in Ten Days, or as foon as can be, in fo many of the Pub-
lic News-Papers, as fliall appear to be neceflary by fuch
Infolvent Debtor's Lift of Creditors, an Advertifement or
Advertifements, fctting forth all the proceedings thus far
had, and notifying the Creditors of fuch Infulvent Debtor,
10 appear at the Term of the Court, by thcmfelves or At-
torney, when and where the Petition is to be heard, to
afcertain their Demands, or otherwife to fhew Caufe, if
any they have, why the Prayer of fuch Petition Ihould
rot be granted ; which Advertifement or Advertifements
Ihall be publiftied in the feveral Papers- at leaft Two
Months before the Sitting of the Court, and be continued
Three Weeks fucceflively.
wf iVZ) be it further EnaSled by the Authority aforefaidt
That
Aaguft, 1 771. 53
That, at the Term of the faid Court, where fuch Petition
is to be heard, the Juftices fliall caufe fuch Infolvent Debt-
or, if in Gaol, to be brought before them by Writ of Hu'
teas Corpus j and if it fliall appear to the Juftices of faid
Court, upon Examination, that the major Part of his Cre-
ditors, in Number and Value, then prcfcnt by themfelves
or Attornics, are ready to join the Debtor in the Prayer of
his Petition, the Court (hall then proceed to adminiftcr
the Oath or Engagement by this A(ft prefcribed : And
the Prayer of fuch Petition fliall be immediately granted :
Unlefs any Creditor or Creditors fhall fuggelt to faid
Court, that they have good Caufe to fufpecl that there is
Fraud or Covin between fuch Infolvent Debtor and fome
of the petitioning Creditors, in Order to obtain the Bene-
fit of this Aift. And on fuch Suggeftion or Complaint
then made before faid Court, the (aid Jufticcs are hereby
authorized and empowered to examine upon Oath or En-
gagement, by Interrogatories or otherwile, every luch Cre-
ditor or Creditors, fo fufpeded, touching the Premifes
complained of. And in Cafe any Creditor or Creditors,
being duly fummoned, (liall refufc to appear, or to anfwer
fully any Interrogatories, it (hall and may be lawful for
faid Juliices to commit fuch Offender or Offenders to
fome (Irait or clofe Prifon, there to remain until he, (he
or they, fliall better conform themfelves. And fuch In-
folvent Debtor and his Creditors, having thus far com-
plied with all the Regulations and Reftridtions herein
mentioned, a Majority of faid Creditors in Number and
Value, then prefent, by themfclvci or their Attornies, by
Application to faid Court, may proceed to nominate and
appoint Three good Men, as CommifTioners or Aflignees :
But if the Creditors refufe or negledl fo to do, then the
Juftices of faid Court (hall nominate and appoint Three
good Men, as Commiflloners or Aflignees,unto whom the
Infolvent Debtor (hall forthwith, in open Court, make>
fcal, and deliver. One or more full, perfeft and abfolute
Afllgnment, Deed or Deeds, Conveyance or Conveyan-^
ces, of all his Eftafc, real and perfonal, as aforemention-
ed ; fo as to veft in faid Commiflioners or Aflignees a
full, free, clear and abfolute Eftate, and enable them, or
ihc Survivors or Survivor of them, to grant, bargain, fell,
alienj
-r
54 Juguft, 1 77 1
alien, enfeoff, convey, and confirm the fame, or any Part
or Parcel thereof, unto the Purchafer or Purchafers there-
of, his Heirs and Affigns forever, by One or more Deed
or Deeds, Conveyance or Conveyances, or otherwife, as
by Council learned in the Law fhall be devifed and con-
trived, to and for the giving and creating in the Purchafer
or Purchafers, his or their Heirs and Affigns, fuch an E-
ftate as the Debtor had in the Thing or Things fo difpofed
of, at the Time of his furrendering his Eflate unto the
Commifiioners or Aflignecs, according to the true Intent
and Meaning of this A<Sl.
AND be it further Enabled by the Authority aforefaid^
That when and asfoon as any Infolvent Debtor {hall have
complied with and performed all and every the A6ls,
Duties and Things incumbent on him, according to the
true Intent and Meaning of this Ad, Record thereof
(hall be made, and the Commiflioners or Aflignees, in
open Court, ihall take an Oath, or give folemn Engage-
ment, honeftly, and faithfully to behave and duly to per-
form the Truft to them committed ; and a Record there-
of being made, the Court fhall ifiTue and give a written
Order unto the Shciiffof the County where fuch Infol-
vent Debtor (hall live or be confined, directing him to dif-
charge and fet the faid Infolvent Debtor at Liberty %
which fhall not only jufkify the Sheriff for fo doing, but
operate to all Intents and Purpofes as a full and perfeA
Acquittance, Releafe or Difcharge, made and executed
by the Creditor or Creditors of and to fuch Infolvent
Debtor, whether committed by mefne Procefs, Execu-
tion, or otherwife chargeable, from ail Debts, Duties,
Contradls and Demands of ev?ry Nature and Kind what-
foever, that (hall be at that Time outflanding againft
him : Debts due to the Crown only excepted.
Provided always, And it is hereby further EnaSled and
Deciaredy That nothing in this Aft contained, or any
Claufe or Article thereof, (hall be conftrued or extended,
or deemed to extend, to any Debt, Duty, Claim or De-
mand, that any Perfon or Perfons (hall then have due,
owing, payable or coming, of or from the Anceftor or
Anceftors of any fuch Infolvent Debtor ; but that all and
every the Eflate and Eftates which he holds by Dcfcent,
as
Juguji, 17 ji. 55
as an Heir at Law, or by Devife in and by the laft Will
and Tcftainent of any Anceflor or AnCcftors, (hall be
liable to an Attachment or Writ to be fued out againft
fuch Debtor, as Heir or Devifee, and be liable to Judg-
ment and Execution, and to be fold agreeable to the
Laws in fuch Cafes made and provided. And alfo all
fuch Part of the Infolvcnt Debtor's real orperfunal Eflatc,
as rtiall be legally attached by any Creditor or Creditors,
and Execution levied thereon, before the Infolvent Debt-
or's. Petition be lodged on File, as aforefaid, (hall be held
by fuch Execution until the lawful Demands made by
fuch Attachment be fully aifcharged : And the Sherilf
fhall proceed to the Sale of fuch Eftate as the Law
direds ; any Thing herein contained to the contrary in
any wife notwithflanding. And if the Sale of fuch Eflate,
fo attached, (hall amount to more than the Executioa
againft it, the Sheriff (hall immediately pay the Overplus
to the Commi(rioners or A(rignees of fuch Infolvent Debt-
or, for the Benefit of his Creditors. And if it fhall
appear to the Court, that any Infolvent Debtor (hall, pre-
vious to the lodging of his. Petition, leave the Colony or
fecrete himfelf, in Order collufively to give an Opportu-
nity to any One or more of his Creditors to lay Attach-
ments upon his Eftate, to the Prejudice of his other Cre-
ditors, that then fuch Infolvent Debtor fhall be totally
incapable of receiving the Benefit of this Aft.
AND be it further Enabled by the Authority aforefaid.
That as foon as any AfTignment, Deed or Deeds, Con-
veyance or Conveyances, (hall be made as aforefaid, it
fhall and may be lawful for the CommifTioners or AfTig-
nees, appointed as aforefaid, to receive and take into Pof-
fe(rion all and "ringular the Goods and Chattels, Lands,
Tenements and Hereditaments of the Infolvent Debtor,
afTigned, conveyed or made over to them for the Ufe and
Purpofe aforefaid ; and the fame to fell and difpofe of ia
fuch Manner as they, the faid Comnniiffioners or AlTig-
nees, (hall think beft, and moft for the Advantage of the
Creditors. But before any Sale or Difpofition, they are
hereby diredted, and it is required of them, to give Notice,
in Manner as is herein prefcribed, unto all Perfons to bring
in or fend and prove their refpe<5tivc Demands, within
C Nine
56 Augufl^ ^11^'
Nine Months from the Day on which they, the Com-
miffioners or Aflignees, were appointed. And if it fliall
happen that the Time of Nine Months, limited as afore-
faid, be found too fhort for the Commiflioners or AlTig-
nees to fettle and adjuft all Accounts fubfifting between
fuch Infolvent Debtor and his Creditors, that then, and
in fuch Cafe, it (hall be lawful for the Juftices of faid
Court, upon Application for that Purpofe, to them made
by the major Part of the Creditors, or the Commiffioners
or Aflignees, to lengthen and enlarge the Time for their
going through and finifliing the Bufinefs, as the Court
(hall find neceJTary or think convenient. And at the Ex-
piration of Nine Months, or fuch further Time, fhall pay
out to each Creditor his proportionable Part of the neat
Proceeds of the faid Infolvent Debtor's Eftate, according
to his juft Demands ; having Firft deducted all Cofts and
Court Dues, which fhall have accrued in obtaining the
Relief of this Aft j and alfo all Prifon Fees, Billeting in
Gaol, Sheriffs Fees, and all Cofts of Suit in any Judg-
ment of Court obtained againft him, where the Adion
commenced before the Insolvent Debtor's Petition was
lodged on File, and all other lawful Charges, before any
Diftribution be made. And that if any Creditor fhall
negleft to bring in and prove his Claim againft fuch In-
folvent Debtor, according to the Regulations of this Ad:,
fuch Creditor (hall be excluded from any diftributive
Part or Share of fuch Infolvent Debtor's Eftate. And the
Cofts and Court Dues on any fuch Petition fhall be the
fame as in other Cafes at the Superior Court.
AND bejurther Enabled by the Authority aforejaid^
That the faid Commiffioners or Aflignees may fue in their
own Names for the Recovery of any Eftate, real or per-
fonal, of or belonging to any (uch Infolvent Debtor : And
on Recovery or Recoveries, in any Action or Adions,
fhall difpofc of what ftiall be obtained by fuch Suit or Suits,
unto and for the Advantage of the Creditors of fuch In-
folvent Debtor. And if it fhall happen that any Eflate
hath been mortgaged or otherwife pledged, the Equity of
Redemption fhall be veiled in the Commiffioners in the
fame Manner to all Intents and Purpofes, as it was or
ought to be in the Mortgager or Grantor.
AND
Auguft, lyji, 57
jiND be it further EnaSled by the Authority aforefaiJ,
That the faid Commiflioncrs or Aflignees, or the major
Part of them, (hall have Power and Authority to fummon
and convene before them any fuch Infolvent Debtor, his
Wife, or any other Perfon or Perfons fuppofed to be know-
ing or any Way concerned in the Concealment of any
iuch Infolvent Debtor's Eftate, or any Perfon or Perfons
fufpedted of putting in any falfe Claim or Charge, againft
faid Infolvent Debtor's Eftate, to a larger Amount than
what is juftly due and owing unto him or them, in Ordet
to defraud the Creditors, or fraudulently to procure the
Relief of this A&, and to examine fuch Infolvent Debt-
or, his Wife, and all and every Perfon or Perfons, lb fu-
fpedled, as aforefaid, upon Interrogatories or otherwifc
concerning the fame, on Oath or Engagement, which
they are hereby empowered to adminifter, and to anfwer
any Interrogatories concerning the fame. And in Cafe
any Perfon, on being duly fummoned, (hall refufe to ap-
pear or to give a fatisfadtory Account, or anfwer to any
Interrogatories on Oath or Engagement, concerning the
Matters aforefaid, fuch Perfon, fo refufing, fliall enter in-
to Recognizance, with fuch Surety as the Comtniflioners
or AflTignces, who are hereby empowered to take the
fame, fliall think fufficicnt, to appear at the next Superi-
or Court in the County where the faid CommifTioners or
Aflignees, or the major Part of them, dwell. And upon
Refufal to enter into Recognizance, as aforefaid, the faid
Commiflioncrs or Aflignees (hail commit fuch Perfon or
Perfons to Gaol, there to remain till the Meeting of the
faid Court. And the faid Court is hereby empowered ta
take Cognizance of the Matter, and to proceed in the
fame Manner as is prefcribed in this A<5t, in Cafes where
it is fuggefted that there is Fraud or Covin between the
Infolvent Debtor and (bme of the petitioning Creditors, in
Order to obtain the Benefit of this Adt ; and if it (hould
be fully proved to the fatisfadtion of faid Court, that faid
Offender or Offenders have been knowing to, or any
Ways aiding or aflifting in the concealing or making over
any Part of the faid Infolvent Debtor's Eftate, Goods and
Chattels, Wares, Merchandizes, Bonds, Notes, or other
Securities, or have put in any falfe Claim or over Charges
agaipft;
58 ^uguft^ 1 771
againft fuch Infolvent Debtor's Ellate, with an Intent to
cheat and defraud his juft Creditors, or to aflift him in
obtaining the Benefit of this Ad", and do not difcover the
fame on the fir ft Examination before the Commiflioners
or Afllgnees ; he, (he or they, fo offending, (hall forfeit
double the Value of fuch Eftate, Goods and Chattels, fo
concealed and conveyed, with their Knowledge and Af-
fiftance, and double the Value of fuch over Charges,
wilfully made againft faid Infolvent Debtor's Eftate, with
the Intent aforefaid : Which faid Forfeitures (hall be le-
vied on the Goods and Chattels, or real E(tate of faid
Offenders, by Order of faid Court ; and the Monies ari-
fing therefrom (hall be equally divided among faid Infol-
vent Debtor's juft Creditors, in Proportion to their De-
mands. And if it (hould fo happen, that fuch Forfeitures
fhould Amount to more than will pay the Whole of the
Debts of fuch Infolvent Debtor, then the Overplus (liall
be depofited in the General Treafury, for the Ufe ot the
Colony.
AND be it further Ena&edby the Authority aforejaid.
That every Infolvent Debtor, complying with this A(ft,
as aforefaid, (hall be allowed out oi his Eftate, a(rigned
as aforefaid, for his own proper Ufe, fuch Bedding and
nece(rary Apparel for himfelf, his Wife and Children,
and alfo fuch nece(rary Articles of Kitchen Furniture, as
the CommifTioners or A(rignees (hall think fit. And
if the faid Infolvent Debtor's Eftate (hall neat and pay
Fifteen Shillings in the Pound, he (hall, on Payment
thereof, be allowed Five per Cent, and if Ten Shillings
in the Pound, Two and an Half per Cent, to take and
appropriate the fame to his own Ufe and Benefit. And
the Commiffioners or AfTignees Hiall be allowed and paid
for their Trouble, Two and an Half per Cent, out of the
Eftate of luch Infolvent Debtor; they always keeping a
regular Account of their Proceedings, and of the Sale and
Difpofition of all and fingular the Eftate, real and perfonal,
of fuch Debtor, committed to their Truft ; which, when
demanded by faid Court, at the Requeft of any Creditor,
they (hall be held and obliged to render.
AND be it further EmiSled by the Authority aforefaid.
That if any Infolvent Debtor, who (hall take the Oath or
Engagement,
Juguft, 1771. 59
Engagement, prcfcribcd by this Ad, (hall be lawrull/
convided of wilful Perjury, he fhall ftand upon the Pil-
lory in fome public Place for the Space of Two Hours,
and have One of his Ears nailed to the Pillory and cut
off; (hall lofe and forfeit all Advantages of this A(fk, (hall
be liable to his Creditors in the fame Manner he was be-
fore he lodged his Petition, and (hall be committed to
Gaol, there to remain until hefliall pay his juft Debts, or
be difcharged by his Creditors.
AND be it furthtr EnaSled by the Authority aforefaid^
That the faid Superior Court may, at a fpecial Meeting
thereof, to be called by the Jufticc who (hall receive fuch
Infolvent Debtor's Petition, ad and do every Thing,
which by this Adt they are empowered to do in Terni-
Time.
AND be it further EnaBed by the Authority of or efai'd^
That all former Adts of this Colony, made for the Re-
lief of Infolvent Debtors, and all Amendments thereof,
and Additions thereto, (excepting the Ad made in Sep-
tember, 1765, entitled, "An Ad for the Maintenance
and Support of Infolvent Debtors, and poor Prifoners at
the King's Suit in Gaol") be, and they are hereby, repeal-
ed.
AND be it further Ena£led hy the Authority aforefaid.
That a Copy of this Ad be Publi£hcd in the Newport
Mercury and Providence Gazette.
•^eoeo-Q'eooB'n- 04DO- R-^^^'Q"
IT is Voted and Re folved. That a Rate or Tax of Twelve R»teord«red.
Thoufand Pounds, lawful Money, be affcfTed and levied
upon the the Inhabitants of the feveral Towns in this Co-
lony } Ten Thoufand Pounds thereof to be appropriated
towards finking the outflanding lawful Money Bills, e-
mitted in the Year 1762, and fuch Treafurer's Notes as
have been given for faid Bills ; and the other Two Thou-
fand Pounds for the Supply of the Treafury : And that
Howfe J. Helme, and fofepb Aplin, Efqrs, be and they are
hereby appointed a Committee to prepare a Bill for that
Purpofe ; and that they lay the fame before this AfTem-
bly as foon as may be.
D Whersas
6o uiugufl^ ^77^'
Whereas the General Treafurer hath ifTucd out an
The Colo- Execution, argreeable to Law, againfl: Edward Fentjer,
"iona^g'aTnft E% Town-Tieafurer of the Towo of Jobnjion, (or the
yoi>r,jUn or- Sum of Sixty-nine Pounds, Thirteen Shillings and Sevea
deredtobe Pence, lawl'ul Money, being for a Deficiency of Join
an Alias. Bfowri, Colle(flor of Taxes lor faid Town, in not paying
the whole Sum by him collefted in the lad Colony-Tax,
afTeficd on faid Town : And whereas the faid Edward
Tenner hath obtained Judgment againft 'Jojiab Harrit
and Charles Waterman^ at a Special Court held for that
Purpofe, as Sureties for the aforefaid John Brown, for
the aforefaid Sum of Sixty-nine Pounds, Thirteen Shil-
lings and S^ven Pence, with Cofts, and hath taken out
Execution thereon.
BE it therefore EnaSied by the General /Jjjembly, and^
by the yfuthority thereoj. It ;"; Enabled, That if the faid
Edward Fenner^ or the Bondfmen for the faid John
Brow!7, fliall pay to the General Treafurer, on or before
the Twenty-fourth Day of this Inftant Auguji^ the Sum
of Fifty Pounds, lawful Money, in Dollars, Treafurer's
Notes, and lawful Money Bills emitted in the Year 1762,
the Treafurer (hall cnderfe the fame on the Back of the
Execution, and return the fame for an Alias for the re-
maining Sum ; and the faid Edward Fenner fhall pay
Intcreft for the remaining Sum due, until paid. And if
it fhall not be paid with Intereft, as aforefaid, within Two
Months from the Return of the Firft Execution, then the
General Treafurer is hereby directed to iflue out an alias
Execution againft the faid Edward Fenner for the fame,
with Intereft, returnable in Thirty Days from the Dare
thereof.
AND be It further Enabled by the Authority aforefaidy
That the faid Edward Fenner-, as Town-Treafurer, fhall
have the fame Power of returning his Execution againft
the Bondfmen of the faid John Brown, and taking
out an alias Execution againft them, returnable at the fame
Time, and in the fame Manner, as the General Treafu-
rer hath againft him.
IT is Voted and Refohed, That the General Treafurer
return the Executions taken out from the laft Superior
Court
Augufty 1771- ^'
Court held in the County of Newport, agaihft the Town J*!*^^,,,
of South- Kingstown, to the next Superior Court to be ^ons againft
holden in the fame County, unfatisfied, and take out alias Staih-Kmg,-
Executions for what (hall then remain due. with all the J^'^^j f^,
Intcreft that is and fliall be due thereon. alias Execu-
tiont.
Whereas the Honorable 5/(?/»?'^« Hopkins, Efq; and
John Cole, Efq; prefented unto this AQembiy the follow- J^P^^X!^,
ing Report, to lait : Accounu.
Pursuant to the Appointment of the General Af-
fembly, we have examined the Accounts between the
Colony and PVtlliam PVheaton, Efqj and perufed the Vou-
chers, and find the Accounts to ftand agreeable to the
State thereof, herewith prefented.
Dr. fVilliam Wheaton, Efq; with the Colony of Rhode-
IJland,
To 48 large ConneSlicut Stones, 7 -
72 Feet, at 2/ | A.- 7 4 '^
To 6 fmall ditto, 3 Feet, at 2/; 060
J. 7 10 o
12
Cr.
By Edward Burbeck\ Bill for 1 ^
4 Ionic Capitals, &c. ) ^'
By Jacob Wightman\ Bill, 080
By Martin Seaman's ditto, 026
By Whitewalhing the Gaol, &c. 176
£' 7 ^^ <>
All which is fubmitted, by
Stephen Hopkins,
John Cole.
And the Premifles being duly confidered, // is Voted
and Refohed, That the faid Report be and hereby 'n ac-
cepted.
IT is Voted and Refohed, That if the Town of Wefterly The Colo-
fhail pay One Half of what remains unpaid of the faid |ionagain°ft
Town's Proportion of the laft Colony Tax, the General H'eprtjtohc
Treafurer be, and he is hereby, directed to receive the "'"["'^ f°r
fame, and ifTue out an alias Execution for the Remainder,
returnable in Six Weeks, with the Interefl accruing there-
on. JT
62 ^^g^ftj I77I*
The Old T<- IT is Voted and Refoked, That no Part of the Bills of
TrMfu'J^'.o Public Credit of the Old Tenor, now in the General
remain until Trcafury, be burnt until further Orders from this Affcni-
' ■ " bly.
further Or.
ders
10 9.
j.Tew,]m. Whereas Mr. y antes TVw, jun. exhibited unto this
"'1°**** ' Aflcmbly an Account, by him charged agasnft the Colo-
ny, for Materials provided for, and Work done upon, the
Gaol in the County oi Newport : And the faid Account
being duly examined, Jt is Voted and Re/ohed, That the
fame be and hereby is allowed ; and that Two Pounds,
Ten Shillings and Nine Pence, lawful Money, being the
Amount thereof, be paid the faid James Tew, out of the
General Treafury.
Whereas Thomas Claris, jun. of Richmond, in the
jun^iiberated County of King's-County,Coopcry preferred aPetition, and
from Gaol, reprefentcd unto this Aflembly, That, at the Superior
Court of Judicature, held in the County of King's-Ccun-
tyi in C>ftobcr laft, he was fentcnced to pay a Fine of
Ona Hundred Pounds, lawful Money, and Cofts ; upon
which he now (lands committed to Gaol in the faid
County : And that he is unable at prefent to pay any
Part of the faid Fine, and hath a Family of fmall Chil-
dren : And thereupon prayed that he may be releafed from
Gaol upon his giving his promiflbry Note for the Payment
of the faid Fine and Cofts :
On Confideration whereof,
JT is Voted and Refohed, That the faid Tbomas Clark,
jun. be liberated from Gaol, upon his giving iiis promiflbry
Note for the Payment of the faid Fine and Cofts to the
Sheriif of the faid County, for the Ufe of the Colony.
5. JViltfin's
s fy.utns ^ " ^"•^'^ ""^ RefoJved, That the Sheriff levy the
Eiiate order- F\nc of Samuel tVHI/on, by Sale of his Lands j or other-
ed to be fold, wife that the Sheriff eJcecute proper Deeds, &c. That the
Purchafer or Purchafcrs of the Lands enter thereon by the
Twenty.fifth Day of March next : An^ that Jamfs
Helme, and Rowland Robin/on, Efq'rs, be a Cbmmittee to
advife and aflift in the Affair.
Whereas
Augufl^ 1 771. 63
Whereas divers Inhabitants of the Town of Provi- Lottery
Jence preferred a Petition, and reprefented unto this AfTenn- granted for
bly, that the Street leading from the Court-Houfe to the ^^"^[i'J'jf *
Main-Street, hath been, by the late heavy Rains, fo gul- Houfe.&c.ir*
lied and worn as to render it almoft impafiable, and en- PnviJtiue.
danger the Foundation of the Court-Houfe, fo that unlefs
it be repaired it muft inevitably fall to the Ground : And
that the Inhabitants of the faid Town, as well as thofc of
the adjacent Country, fufFer many Inconveniences for
Want of a Market-Houfe ; Provifions being often almoft
fpoiled by being carried about the Streets through wet
and heat ; and Fifh rendered more fcarce than it would
otherwife be, if they had a proper Place to expofe it to
Sale : And therefore prayed that they may have Liberty
to raife a fufficient Sum of Money, by Way of Lottery,
to pave and fecurc the faid Court-Houfe Street ; and alio
to build a public Market on the Town's Land, near the
Bridge : On Confideration whereof,
JT is Voted and Refolved, That the foregoing Petition
be and the fame is hereby granted : And that Meflrs. Mo-
fes Brown, William RuJJell, j4mos Atwell, James Lovet^
and Benjamin Cujhing,)\xn. be appointed Diredlors of the
faid Lottery ; they giving Bonds, in the ufual Manner, as
foon as the Sum to be raifcd fhall be afcertained : Provi-
ded that no Expence accrue to HCx Colony thereby.
ITis Voted and Refohed, That the Petition of Edward
Wells be further referred to the next Scfiion : And that E.iFe^l.'iVe-
Edward Perry, Efq; be, and he is hereby, appoinied a "y°"f""f'"
Committee-Man, in the Room of Mr, Stephen HaJJard,
who declines ferving : That the faid Edward Perry, and
'Thomas Wells, jun. Efqrs, examine into the Fa<5ls fet forth
in the faid Petition, and make Report at the next Seffion :
And that in the mean Time Execution and all Proceedings
be ftayed.
IT is Voted and Refolved, That if the Town of Port/- ^j^^ ^jj^^
mouth (hall pay into the General Treafury the Sum of ed to Pon/.
Four Hundred and Twenty Pounds, lawful Money, of 'Tf*'*. A^»«*-
what remains due of the faid Town's Proportion of the &j^f«,^Iw»,
laft Colony Rate ; and the Town of North-Kingstown «<> pay "'le'f
(hall pay One Hundred Pounds, lawful Money, the faid ^""*
E Towns
64
Augufl^ lyji
Towns fhall be allowed One Month to pay the Remain-
der : And that the Town of Jamejlown be allowed the
fame Time to pay in the Remainder of their Propoitioa
of the faid Rate ; the faid Towns paying Intereft for the
fame.
Li|ht-Mo-
ney raifcd.
Vote upon
the Accounts
af Oliver Ar-
nold, deceaf-
ed, the late
Attorney-
General.
Aft appor-
tionlng the
Tax,
n is Voted and Refohed, That the Light Money to
be paid for all the VelTels failing out of this Colony be
railed to Three Pence, lawful Money, per Ton, except-
ing CoaHers, for which {hall be paid the Sum of Two
Shillings, lawful Money, for each Veffel.
This A/Tembly taking into Confideration the Account
of Oliver Arnold, Efq; deceafcd, the late Attorney Gene-
ral for this Colony, Do Vote and Refohe, and, h is here-
by Voted and Rejohed, That the Sum of Twenty Pounds,
lawful Money, be paid at prefent, out of the General
Treafury, to the Widow of the faid Oliver Arnold :
That the Clerks of the feveral Superior and Inferior
Courts, within this Colony, do examine the Records of
the feveral Courts, and make out Lifts of the Attendance
of the faid Oliver Arnold at each refpedlive Court, and
certify if any King's Attorney was fpecially appointed at
any of the Courts ; and alfo certify if any Orders have
been given to the faid Oliver Arnold for his Services :
And that the General Treafurer of this Colony examine
his Records to fee whether the faid Oliver Arnold halh
received any Sum or Sums of Money out of the Trea-
fury, for his Attendance or Service, and, if any, to make
out an Account thereof, and make Reportto this Aflem-
bly at the next Seflion.
AN ACT for affefTing, upoh the Inhabi-
tants of this Colony, a Rate or Tax of
Twelve Thoufand Pounds, lawful Money.
7D E it Enabled by this General AJfembly, and, by the
•'-' Authority thereof, It is hereby EnaSled, That a Rate
or Tax of Twelve Thoufand Pounds, lawful Money, (hall
be aflefied upon the Inhabitants of this Colony, to be levi-
ed,
Augujl, 1 771. 65
ed, coUeded, and paid into the General Trcafury, on or
before the Firft Day of May next ; Ten Thoufand
Pounds thereof to be apphed towards finking the lawful
Money Bills of this Colony, emitted in the Year 1762,
and the Treafurer's Notes given in Exchange for faid
Bills ; and Two Thoufand Pounds to defray the exigent
Charges of Goverament.
Al^D be itftiribir EnaSied, by the Authority aforefaiJ,
That the feveral Colledors ot. the Rate or Tax ftiall
receive Five Sixth Parts thereof in lawful Money Bills,
emitted in the Year 1762, or the Treafurer's Notes givea
therefor, and One Sixth Part in Gold and Silver; or, in
lieu of faid Bills and Treafurer's Notes, Gold and Silver ;
upon which faid Bills and Notes Intercft fhall be comput-
ed, and allowed to the faid Firft Day of May next.
AND be it further Enabled, by the Authority aforefaid.
That the Poll-Tax fhall be Six Pence for each and
every Thoufand Pounds : And that all Male Perfons,
of Twenty-one Years and upward, excepting fettled
Miniflcrsof the Gofpel, fhall pay the Poll-Tax,
AND be it further Enabled, by the Authority aforefaid^
That the Rate or Tax flmll be, and the fame is hereby
apportioned unto and upon the feveral Towns, in the fol-
lowing Manner, agreeable to the General Efbmate, that
is to Jay :
Ne'wport fhall Pay ^. 1870 18 10
Providence^ 713 9 o
Warwick, 570 4 6
Porijmoulh. 554 6 8
Weflerly, 332 8 4
Neiv-Shoreham, i^j 9 6
North- Kingstown, 566 7 10
South-Kingstcwn, 11 16 12 2
Ea/l 'Greenwich, 287 o 8
JameJIown, 241 14 10
iimithfield, 584 4 2
Scituate, 431 i 6
Gloucefter, 369 15 2
Charlefloion, 274 3 6
JVeJl-Greenwicb, 203 13 6
Coventry,
66 Augufl^ '^11'^^
Coventry^
271
12
4
ExeteKy
291
18
4
MiddletowHy
391
9
8
Bripi,
325
'7
8
Tiverton,
427
9
6
Litllt-Comptotit
375
2
6
Warren,
"5
4
8
Cumberland^
215
18
10
Richmond,
210
10
10
Cranjion,
396
15
2
Hopkinicn,
281
8
6
John/iony
164
I
8
North- Providencft
142
5
0
Barrington,
126
15
0
£. 12,000 o o
j4ND he it Jurther EnaS!ed,iy (be Authority aforefaid.
That the Town, or Towns, which (hall not pay in their
Proportion of faid Tax at the Time limited for the Pay-
ment thereof, as aforelaid, fhall pay Intercft for the Sum
they (liall be deficient, until the fame is paid : And each
delinquent Town fhall be refponfible therelor to the Gene*
ral Treafurer.
AND be it further Enabled, by the Authority afore faid.
That the Aircflbrs or Rate-makers fhall allefs and apporti-
on the faid Rate,or Tax ; and return a true Bill or Lift of
the fame, unto the Clerk of the Town to which they
refpedively belong, within Forty Days after the Rifing of
this Aflembly. And the faid Town-Clerk is dire(!led,
and hereby required, to fend a Copy thereof, within Six
Days from the Time of his receiving the fame, to the Ge-
neral-Treafurer, who is hereby directed and required to
iffue his Warrant within Four Days to the feveral Collec-
tors of Rates or Taxes ol the rcfpedtive Towns, requiring
them, in the King's Name, to levy, colIe(ft and pay unto
the General-Treafurer, for the Time being, the feveral
Sums refpcdively committed to them to colletfl.
AND be it further Enacled, by the Authority aforefaid.
That each refpedive Town fliall pay all the Charges and
Fees that fliall accrue or arife in or upon the afTefriiig, le-
vying and collecting it's Part of the atorefaid Rate or Tax.
AI^D
Jugufty lyjT. 67
AND he it further EnaUied^ by the Author i If aforefaid^
That upon the Refufal or Negle(fl of any Town in this
Colony to aflcfs, levy, and pay into the General Trcafury,
their Proportion of the faid Rate or Tax, by the Time a-
forcfaid, that the General Treafurer be, and he is hereby^
authorized, empowered and direded, to iflue his Executi-
on againft the Town-Trea(urer of fuch delinquent Town,
for their Proportion or Deficiency of the faid Rate or Tax,
immediately after the faid Firft Day of May next, return-
able within Thirty Days.
AND be it further Enabled, by the Authority aforefaid.
That the Town-Trcafurer of each refpedtive Town in this
Colony be, and he is hereby authorized, and empowered,
to fue out, and profccute the Bond, or Security, that {hall
be by him taken from thcColledtor of faid Rate, or Tax,
to a Special Inferior Court,in the County where fuch Bond
or Security fhall be fo taken ; and fuch Special Court
fhall be convened, have the fame Power, and take the
fame Fees as Special Courts have heretofore had in this
Colony. And the Judgment of fuch Special Court fhali
be final.
AND be it further EnaSled, by the Authority of or efaid^
That the Secretary be, and he is hereby, dire^ed to lend
Copies of this Adt, to each and every Town-Treafurer
in this Colony, within Ten Days after the Rifing of this
Aflembly ; to be by him delivered immediately to the
Affeffors, or Rate-Makers of his Town. And the fcveral
Collectors of Taxes are hereby required to ufe all Dili-
gence in colleding and paying the fame into the General
Treafury, before or at the Time limited in this Adt.
AND be it further EnaSledy by the Authority aforefaid.
That the Town-Clerks of the refpedive Towns in this
Colony be, and they are hereby, required to fend the
Karnes of the Town-Treafurer and Colledor of Rates
of their refpeftivc Towns, to the General Treafurer, at
the fame Time they fend a Copy of the Rate-Lift.
-lit — .'i|t — 6*«.-i|t -~ 4.
Whereas the Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efq; GideoiX J'^'/J^^*
Comftock^ Efq; and Mr. John Wanton (Son of Gideon) Accou'Twho
who were appointed by the Lower Houfe a Committee 's allowed
to audit the Accounts of Major Charki Spooner, for re- ^ H94 ><»•
F pairing
6S -^uguft^ 1771,
pairing the Light-Houfe, prefented unto this AfTcmbly
the following Report, to wit :
We having examined the Accounts of Major Charles
Spooner, and compared the fame with the Vouchers, find
the Sum of Two Hundred and Forty-nine Pounds,
Four ShiUings and Ten Pence, lawful Money, due to
him from the Colony. Stephen Hopkins^
Gideon Com/lcck,
John G. Wanton.
And the faid Report being duly confidercd, // :; Fa-
ted and Refo/ved, That the fame be, and hereby is accept-
ed : That the faid Sum of Two Hundred and Forty-
nine Pounds, Four Shillings and Ten Pence, lawful Mo-
ney, be paid the faid Charles Spooner, out of the General
Treafury, upon his delivering to the General Treafurcr
the feveral Bills mentioned in his Account, with proper
Difcharges from the Perfons to whom the Money is
due«
t/. Hiet iU Whereas ffenry Rice, "ECq-, Sheriff* of the County of
lowed £. I Kenty exhibited unto this AflTembly an Account, by him
° charged againft the Colony, for his Attendance upon this
Aflembly at the prefent Sefllon, &c. And the faid Ac-
count being duly examined, // is Voted and Refolved^
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed ; and that One
Pound, and Six Pence, lawful Money, being the Amount
thereof, be paid the faid Henry Rice, out ot the General
Treafury.
Jio?edT X Whereas Mr. Thomas Spencer exhibited unto this
3 6. Aflembly an Account, by him charged againfi the Colo-
ny, for his Attendance upon this Aflembly at the prefent
Scflion, &c. And the faid Account .being duly examined.
It is Voted and Rejhlvedi That the fame be, and hereby
is allowed ; and that One Pound, Three Shillings and
Six Pence, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be
paid the faid Thomas Spencer, out of the General-Trea-
lury.
Choice of JT is Voted and Refolved, That the Eledion of Officers,
Officers refer- noi chofen at the Two preceding SeffionSj be referred to
the
the next Seflion : And that in the mean Time the Pcr-
fons now in OfBce be, and they are hereby, continued
in their Offices with as full Power and Authority as ihey
have at any Time before had.
TT is Voted and Rrfohed, That all Bufinefs lying be- ..
fore this Aflembly, unliniOied, be, and the fame is hereby nient.
referred unto the next SefTion : That the Secretary pub-
lilh the AcHs and Orders, now made and paflTed, by Beat of
Drum, in the Town of Newport, in Ten Days after the
Rifing of this AfTctnbly, and within Thirty fend Copies
thereof to the SherifFcf each County.by him to be delivered
to the Clerk of each Town belonging to the County : And
that this AfTembly be, and hereby is, adjourned until the
lafl Tuefday in Odober next, ifihen called, but if not cal-
led before, nor at that Time, that then this AfTembly be,
and hereby i&, diHolved.
GOD fave the KIN G.
Tuhlified according toQrdcr^ on Monday the idofSe^*
tember, >1 jD. ijyi, ity
HENRY WARD, Sec'ry.
A TRaE Copy DULY EXAMINED :
WITNESS
•<H a- isr ^- i^ it- if if- i^ it- ■^ ^ i- ^-£i -i -^-^it- 9 -^-^ 9 -'- iji-?- ^i ?- fr
NEWPORT: Printed by Solomn Southwick,
Printer to the Honorable General Assembly.
OSfober^ lyyi.
71
At the General Assembly of the Go-
ve r n 0 r an d C o m p a n y of the ^//^///Z? Colo-
ny of Rhode- IJlandy and Providence Plan-'
tations in New-England^ in America'^ be-
gun and holden at South-Kingstown^ within
and for the faid Colony, on the lad* Wed-
nefday in ORober^ in the Year of our Lord
One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Seven-
ty-one, and Twelfth of the Reign of His
Moft Sacred Majefty GEORGE the Third,
by the Grace of GOD, King of Greats
Britain^ and fo forth.
R
N T,
The Honorable
Jofeph Wanton^ Efq; Governor,
The Honorable
Darius Seffions, Efqj Deputy-Governor.
S>\MUEL DyRE, Efo; "J
S0J.0MON Drown, Efq;
David Harris, Efq;
Thomas W.ckes, Efq; I j^^^^^^
Jonathan Randall, JLiq} /
John Congdon, Elq-,
Joseph Hazard, Efq;
William Richmond, Efq;
Mr. Edward Thurston, jun. Deputy-Secntary.
DEPUTIES
7»
O^ober, IIJ^-
KEWPORT
Thomas Crantton, Efq;
George Hazaid, Eff,
Toftph Wanton, jun. tjq;
%r. Oliver R. Warner,
Mr. Thomas Freebody.
Providemce :
Stephen Hookins, £/f,
Mr. Moles Brown,
Mr. Benjamin Man,
Mr. John Jtnckcs.
Portsmouth :
Metcalf Bowler, Efy.
Warwick :
Mr. Benjamin GrcenCi
James ArnoW, ■£/?»
Mr. J acot) Greene,
Mr. Chriftopher Greene.
Westerly :
Mr. Phinehas Clark.
New-Shoreham :
Mr. Pa«»l Niles,
Mr. John Sands.
NORTH-KINGSTOWK \
Mr. Ezekiel Gardner,
Tohn Morthup, £/?•
SOUTH-KINGSTOWN 1
■WilUm Potter, Efq;
Rowland Robinfon, £/j.
East-Greenwich :
Sylvefter Sweet, £/f,
Thomas Tillinghaft, Efq.
Jamestown :
Mr. George Tew,
Mr. John Gardner.
Smithfield :
Daniel Mory,;K«. Efq\
Welcome Arnold, £/j.
SCITUATE :
Ezekiel Cornell, £/"f,
Oliver Weftcott, £/?.
Gloucester :
Mr. Abraham Waterman,
Mr. Thomas Wood.
Charlestbwn
Mr. Nathan Kinyon,
Benjamin Hoxfie, £/?•
West-Greenwich :
William Nichols, £/ji
Ma. Thomas Gorton.
Coventry :
3. Mr. Nathaniel Greene, ;«».
^ Ichabod Bowen, £/j.
-^ Exeter :
George Pierce, £/?v
Daniel Sunderhn, EJq.
Middletown :
Mr. Jofhua Barker,
Mr. William Taggart.
Bristol :
Mr. Chriftopher Ellery,
Daniel Bradtord, Efq.
Tiverton :
Mr. Oliver Cook.
Little-Compton :
r,- Thomas Church, Efq\
X Mr. George Pearcc.
'^ Warren :
Mr. Cromel Child,
Mr. James Miller;
Cumberland :
John Dexter, Efq.
Mr. Nathan Staples.
Richmond :
Edward Perry, Efq;
Robert Stanton, Efq.
Cranston :
Gideon Comftock, Efq\
James Harris, Efq.
HOPKINTON :
Thomas Wells, >». Efq\
Capt; Abel Tanner.
JOHNSTbN :
Mr. Peleg Williams,
Edward Fanner, Efq.
^ North-Providence :
Capt. Efeck Hopkins,
Thomas Whipple, Efq.
Barrincton :
Samuel Allen, {the Second) Efq.
\rlest6WN : *** ^ , T «•/.«/>
]os,As LVNI.CN, Efr, CM of the Lmcr Hmfe.
OSiohery 1 771. 73
TT is Voted and Refohed, ThsxyabezBowen.E^q-, be. 7-Bo-wtmp.
•^ and he is hereby appointed one of the Diredors of the ^°^^^ J j(,e
Lottery, granted at the laft Sefllon, for fecuring the Court- Lottery for
Houfe and building a Market-Houfe in Providence, in the ^"^|^'JJf '
Room of /^mos Atwell., Efq; who declined ferving : And Houfein/'ra-
that in Cafe it be found neceflary that other Diredors be "vnienct, uz.
appointed to carry on and compleat the faid Bufinefs, that
fuch others as the Town of Providence fhall approve of,
Ihall have the fame Power to a<5t as if appointed by this
AlTembly ; they giving Bond for the Performance of the
faid Truft, to the General Treafurer, agreeable to Law.
Whereas Meffrs. Jeremiah Whipple, "Benjamin Tower, .
David Dexter and Elijha Waterman, preferred a Peti- granted to
tjon, and reprefented unto this Aflembly, That at the compleat
Seflion of this Affembly, held in Odtobcr, A. D. 1770, Sgef&c.
they were appointed Diredors of a Lottery to raifea Sum
of Money, to rebuild the Bridge over Pawtucket
River, between the Towns of Smithfield and Cumber-
land, called Whipple's Bridge : That they did raife the
Sum of Four Hundred Dollars, with which, and an
additional Sum by them advanced, they have made the
faid Bridge paflable at prefent : And that one Half of
faid Bridge is covered with Plank almoft worn outj fo
that they can laft only a few Months. And therefore
they prayed this Affembly to empower them to raife One
Hundred Dollars more, by way of Lottery, to compleat
faid Bridge, and reimburfe them the Money they have
advanced, and to appoint a Committee to audit their Ac-
counts. And that in Cafe there (hould be a fmall Sum
remaining after the raifing the (aid Sum of One Hundred
Dollars, that it may be appropriated to the Ufe ot faid
Bridge :
On Confideratlon whereof.
It is Voted and Refolved, That the Prayer of the fore-
going Petition be, and the fame is hereby, granted, under
the ufual Reftridions of giving Bond, &c.
Whereas divers of the inhabitants of the Town of
hlortb-
y4 O&ober^ i??!*
Lottery "North Providence, preferred a Petition, and reprefented
^"Tt'^n A unto this AlTembly, That the Road or Highway from
repair a Koad ■ ,\ , , , ,• . i r-« 11 • rt r
in ^«.rr^- Provide/ice to Snnthfi^ld, leading by the Dwelhng-Houles
Frovidfitt. of Captain £yt'f;4 Hopkins, and 7/a/Wj Hawkitis, Efq- and a
Branch of theRoad to theEaftward of theDwelling-Houfe
of Mr. "Jonathan IVhipple, is, by Reafon of the Wetnefs
of the Land, for about One Hundred and Fifty Rods, fo
muddy and miry, that at fome Sealbns of the Year it is
almoft impaflable : That the faid Road is much wanted
to be ufcd in pafling through the Colony : And that the
Inhabitants in that Diftrid are but few, which renders it
very difficult to keep faid Road in Repair : And therefore
they prayed the Affembly to grant a Lottery, for raifing
the Sum of Sixty Pounds, Lawful Money, to be laid out
in repairing the faid Road, under the Diredion of Thomcn
WbippU, Efq; Captain Enoch Angell, Mr. Daniel Clai%
and Mr. Hope Angellx
On Confideration whereof,
// is Voled and Refohed, That the Prayer of the fore-
going Petition be, and the fame is hereby, granted, under
the uiiial Reilridions of giving Bond, £cc.
Jamti Hetm -7' i^ Voted and Refolved, That Twenty- Five Dollars be
allowed J5 allowed, and paid out of the General Treafury,. to James
" "*' He/me, Efq; for his Service in ifluing Warrants for the
apprehending a great Number of Perfons concerned in
breaking open the Gaol in King's-County, taking Exa-
minations, binding feveral of them over, &c.
It is Voted and Refolved, That Welcome Arnold, and
Committeeto Daniel Mowry, j\in. Efqrs. be, and they are hereby ap-
countsof the poiotcd a Commiftcc to audit the Accounts of the Dircc-
Direftorj of tors of the Lottery, for rebuilding the Bridge over Paw-
^r;TrLott - '"^^^^ River, between Smitbfield and Cumberland ; and
ry. that they make Report to this AfTcmbly as foon as may
be.
Whereas Mr. Jonathan Jeffers exhibited unto this Af-
XoJtf"^' * ' fembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony,
C o «4 7. for mending the Windows in the Pnfon Houfe, at New-
port ; And the faid Account being duly examined, It is
Voted
O^obery 1 771. 75
Voted and Refohed, That the (ame be, and hereby is al-
lowed, and that Fourteen Shillings and Eleven Pence,
Lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the
faid Jonathan Jeffers, out of the General Treafury.
Whereas Mr. Samuel Carpenter exhibited unto this
Aflembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colo- allowed/. 1.
ny, for attending as one of the Guard of Sarah Crandal, » o.
under Confinement upon Sufpicion of Murder : And the
faid Account being duly examined, // is Voted and Re-
folved, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and
that one Pound, one Shilling, Lawful Money, being the
Amount thereof be paid "the faid Samuel Carpenter y out
of the General Treafury.
Whereas James 7'ew, jun. Efq; exhibited unto this jamesTfut
Aflembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colo- allowed/. 3
ny, for Work done upon, and Stuff provided for, the '^ ^'
Gaol in the County o( Newport : And the faid Account
being duly examined, Jt is Voted and Refolvedy That the
fame bej and hereby is allowed; and that Two Pounds
Sixteen Shillings and Six Pence, lawful Money, being
the Amount, thereof, be paid the faid James Tew, jun.
ouf of the General Treafury.
Whereas Mr. Jonathan Jeffers exhibited unto this Af-
fcmbly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony, Z"^'*"*?.
for his Time, Horfe Hire and Expences, in carrying the i^'£!\ 19 o.
Rate Bill to the Counties of Prwidence^ Kings-County^
Briflol and Kent : And the faid Account being duly exa-
mined, It is Voted and Rejolved, That the fame be, and
hereby is allowed ; and that One Pound, Nineteen Shil-
lings, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid
the faid Jonathan Jeffers, out of the General Treafury.
Whereas Mr George Lawton, Keeper of his Majefty's Q^^^ge La'w-
Gaol in the County of Newport, exhibited unto thisAflem- "^ allowed
bly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony, for ^' '^ '° **
the Maintenance and Prifon Fees of divers poor Prifon-
ers at the King's Suit : And the faid Account being duly
examined. It is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be, and
hereby is allowed, and that Nineteen Pounds, Ten Shil-
B lings
^6 OSIober^ ^11^*
lings and Four PencCj lawful Money, being the Amount
thereof, be paid the faid Gtorge Lawton out of the Gene-
ral Treafury.
Jacob Qrunt ^ ^^ ^°^'^ ^"^ Refohed, That Mr. Jacob Greene, be,
appointed to and hereby is appointed, at the Charge of the Colony,
fnifti Humt'i jQ compleat tlie Building of Hunt's Bridge, after the
" ^** Towns have finifticd the Abutments, and that Meffrs.
Mofes Bfown and Benjamin Man be, and they arc
hereby appointed to determine how far each Abutment
fliall extend into the River.
^N ACT for the more effeSluol Repairing the Highway:
in this Colony.
more effeau- Whereas nolwithftanding the Laws already made
ai repairing j^ this Colonv, for the mending and repairing the
the High- „. , • u r r .u c •/• ° j
ways. Highways m the fame, many of the Supervuors and
Surveyors of fuch Way^ neglc<ft to do their Duty, in not
cauUng luch Highways to be duly mended and repaired :
For Remedy whereof for the future,
BE it Enabled by the General-Ajfembly oj this Colony,
and by the Authority oJ the fame it is EnaSied, That when,
and fo often as, any of the Highways in thisColony (hall
be fo fat negle^ed by the Surveyor, within whofe proper
Diftridt the fame fhall lie, that the fame (hall want mend-
ing and repairing, it (hall and may be lawful for any
Perfon to complain thereof, to any Juftice of the Peace
living in the Town where fuch Highway (hall lie, who
fliall thereupon ifTue forth an Order to the Surveyor, with-
in whofe Diftrift fuch Highway lies, direding him to
caufe the fame to be fufficicntly mended and repaired,
within Ten Days from the Delivery of fuch Order.
Which Order may be delivered by the Perfon complain-
ing, or any other fuitable Perfon, at the Difcretion of
fuch Juftice; and if fuch Surveyor (hall negle<5t or' re-
fufe to caufe fuch Highways to be fufficicntly repaired
and mended, agreeable to fuch Order, that then fuch
Juftice (hall ifluc forth his Warrant, diredted to the
Town-Serjeant, or either ot the Conftables of faid Town,
com-
OSioher^ lyyi. 77
commanding him to caufc fuch Supervifor to appear be-
fore him, there to find Sureties for his Appearance at the
next General Seffions of the Peace, to be holden in the
County where fuch Offender lives, there to anfwer for
his Negled and Contempt aforefaid, where he may be
profccuted, by Bill, Plaint or Information, and no Plea
of Non- Acceptance of fuch Office fhall be admitted, un-
Icfs he (hall bring from the Town-Treafuier, a Certifi-
cate of his having paid his Fine for refufing to ferve faid
Office, or other legal Difcharge therefrom, and if found
Guilty, (hall be fined by faid Court, not txceeding Ten
Pounds, nor lefs than Forty Shillings, fortheUfeof the
Town where the Offence (hall be committed, and pay
Cofts of Profecution and Convidtion.
AND be it further EnaBed by the Authority aforefaid^
That if any Supervifor of the Highways, in this Colony,
(hall negled to warn the Inhabitants within his Diftriit,
to work on faid Highways atleaft Four Days in a Year,
agreeable to the Laws of this Colony, and the Town-
Treafurer of the Town where fuch Neglcdl (hall happen,
(hall refufe or negleft to fuc for and recover the Fine by
Law eftablifhed, for (uch Negledt, that in fuch Cafes,
at the next or fome future Audit and Adju(tment of the
Accounts of fuch Treafurer, all fuch Fines and Forfei-
tures as he hath neglcdted to profecute for, (hall be
charged againft him in the Accounts with fuch Town;
any Law, Cuftom, or Ufage to the contrary hereof
notwithftanding.
AUD be it further EnaSiedby the Authority aforefaid:,
That the Town-Trcafurer (hall take and receive to his
own Account, one Third Part of all fuch Fines by him
recovered as aforefaid.
TT is Voted and Refohed, That the further Sum of £. 40 allo«^-
Forty Pounds, lawful Money, be allowed and paid out ^^ J°of j"^"
of the General Treafury, to Colonel James Arnold, and '^ ^ *
Mr. Anthony Aborn, to be applied towards the Building
of Pavotuxet Bridge, upon Condition that the Neighbours
of that Bridge will compleat it for that Sum.
Whereas
78
OBober^ i"]"]!^
Lottery
granted for
building a
Steeple to
the Epifco-
palian
Church in
Proiiidenct,
Lottery for
purchaling a
rarfonage
for the Con-
gregational
Society in
Providence.
Whereas Me/Trs. John Smith and Johii Innis Clark,
Wardens of the Epifcopalian Church, in Providence,
preferred a Petition, and reprefented to tfiis Aflembly,
that the Congregation hath been at a very great Expence
in repairing the Church, io that they are unable to build
a Steeple and procure a Clock, which are rrjuch wanted,
and will prove ornamental and ferviceable to the Town :
And therefore they prayed this AfTcmbly to grant them
Liberty to raife the Sum of Six Hundred Dollars, by a
Lottery, for the Purpofe aforeiaid. And thai the faid
John Innis Clark, John Smitb, and MefTts. Ebenezer
^hompfon and Jojeph Najh, may be appointed Diredlors
to carry on the fame ;
On Confideration whereof,
Tt is P'oted and Refolved, That the Prayer of the fore-
going Petition be, and the ftme is hereby, granted under
the ufual Reftridions : And that in Cafe either or any
of the Diredors fhall refufe to ferve, that another or o-
thers fhall be appointed in his or their Room, by the So-
ciety of the Church, he or they, who (hall be fo appoint-
ed, giving Bond as ufual.
Whereas the Honorable Darius SeJ/ions, Efq;
Ephraim Bowen, Efq; Samuel Nightitigale, Efq; Mr.
Jacob Whitman, and Mr. James Greene, the Committee
of the Prefbyterian or Congregational Society in Provi-
dence, preferred a Petition, and reprefented unto this
AlTembly, that at the Seflion of this AfTembly, held in
February, A. D. 1763, a Lottery was granted for raif-
ing the Sum of Five Hundred and Sixty Pounds, law-
ful Money, to- be applied to purchafing a Parfonage for
the Ufe of faid Society, neccfTary Charges for carrying the
fame into Execution being firft dedudted : That the faid
Lottery, by Reafon of many unforefeen Difficulties, hath
hitherto been delayed : That almofl all the Managers
have declined proceeding therein j and that the Scheme of
faid Lottery is not thought fo eligible as fome other : And
thereupon prayed this AfTembly to give Liberty to adopt a
new Scheme for raifing the faid Sum of Five Hundred
and Sixty Pounds, lawful Money, for the Purpofe a-
forefaid.
OSiober^ I'j'ji. 79
forefaid. That Jabez Bowen, Efq; Meflrs. Nathaniel
Greene, Samuel Nighfingale, jun. Charles Keen, and Paul
Allen, may be appointed Managers or Direclors thereof :
And that the Whole may be under the fame Regula-
tions and Reflridtions as in the aforefaid Grant.
On Confideration whereof,
It is Voted and Refohed, That the Prayer of the fore-
going Petition be, and the fame is hereby granted, under the
ufual Reftridions : And that in Cafe either, or any of the
Dircdors fliall refufe toferve, that another, or others fhall
be appointed in his or their Room by the faid Society ;
he, or they, who fhall be fo appointed, giving Bond as
ufual.
It is Voted and Refohed, That the General Trcafurcr ^ „ -.
fupply IVilliam Brooks Simpfon, Efq; with the Sum oi ^^^,^{\^"^l
fixty Dollars, out of the General Treafury, to enable 60 Dollars,
him to defend in the Suit, brought by Mr, George Scott,
againft the General Treafurer.
Whereas Col. yohn Potter exhibited unto this Af- j. potter al-
fembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony, i°*ed
for boarding William Conning, an Evidence for the King, ^' * 7 4-
againft Samuel Cajey, and others, who were tried for
counterfeiting Money : And the faid Account being du-
ly examined) It is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be,
and hereby is allowed ; and that Two Pounds Seven Shil-
lings and Four Pence, lawful Money, being the Amount
thereof, be paid the faid John Potter, out of the General
Treafury.
Whereas Bma(?> Brown, Efq; Sheriff of the County
of Kings County, prefented unto this AfTembly the fol-
lowing Report, to wit :
In Obedience to the Vote of the General AfTembly, Report of ^.
at their SefTion in Augufl laft, I have liberated Thomas Brown, re-
Clarke, jun. from his Majefty's Gaol in South^Kingftown, J/^fi"5 '^■
and have taken his promifTory Note, payable to the Ge-
neral Treafurer, for the Ufe of the Colony, for One
C Hundred
8o OEiober^ ^11^^
Hundred and Thirteen Pounds, Twelve Shillings, and
Five Pence, One Farthing, lawful Money, and have
taken the General Trealurcr's Receipt for the fame :
And the faid Report being duly examined, Jt is Voted
and Refolved, That the fame be, and hereby is accept-
ed.
Whereas Mr. George Tefft exhibited unto this Aflemb-
C. 7tfft al- ]y ^^ Account, by him charged againft the Colony, for
^ ■>, 1 1 6. iion Work, for the Gaol in King's. County, for making
Irons for Cefar, a Negro Man, committed to faid Gaol,
&c. And the faid Account being duly examined, // is
Voted and Rejohed, That the fame bcj and hereby is al-
lowed ; and that Three Pounds, Eleven Shillings and Six
Pence, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be
paid the faid George Teff't, out of the General Treafury.
Whereas Mr. Jeremiah Aibro, Keeper of his Majc-
j, Jiiraai. fly's Gaol, in the County of King's County, exhibited un-
lomd £. 10. to this Aflembly an Account, by him charged againft
the Colony, for the Support and Prifon Fees of divers poor
Prifoners, committed at the King's Suit : And the faid
Account being duly examined, It is Voted and Refolved,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed ; and that Ten
Pounds, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be
paid the laid Jeremiah Albro, out of the General Trea-
fury.
It is Voted and Refolved, That the Clerk of the Infe-
j , .^ rior Court, for the County of Neivport, procure a new
Court in Book for recording the Judgments of faid Court : And
Neiuport to that he draw Money out of the General Treafury to pay
new'sook of ^^"^ ^^^ fame, and lay an Account of the Coft thereof be-
Records. fore this Aflembly, at the next Seflion.
Whereas Peter Phillips, late Sheriff of the County of
..... King's County, exhibited unto this Affembly an Account,
allowed by him charged againfl this Colony, for his Fees &X.Ju-
^.910, gufi Inferior Court, King' i County, 1767, in the Cafe,
the King againft Abraham Wilcox : And the faid Account
bemg duly examined, // is Voted and Refolved, That the
fame
Clerk of the
O&ober^ 1771- ^^
fame be, and hereby is allowed ; and that Nine Pounds,
Ten Shillings, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof,
together with Intereft from the Time the fame became
due, be paid the faid Peter Pbillips^ out of the General
Treafury.
Whereas Mr. Anthony TJoldon, Keeper of his Majefty's ^ ff^ij,„
Gaol in the County of Kent, exhibited unto this Affemb- aliowed
Iv an Account, by him charged againft the Colony, for X* ° '^ "•
repairing the faid Gaol : And the faid Account being du-
ly examined, It is Vote^ and Refohed, Thar the fame be,
and hereby is allowed} and that Sixteen Shillings, and
Eleven Pence, lawful Money, being the Amount there-
of, be paid the faid Anthony Holdon, out of the General
Treafury.
It is Voted and Refolvedy That the Sum of Seventy- ^. Dollars
live Dollars be paid out of the General Treafury, to Mr. allowed for
Nathaniel Greene, jun. by him to be applied towards re- y^^^^',""'f
building the Bridge called Brayton% Bridge. Bridge.
Whereas Thomas Aldricb, and John Nortbup, Efqrs. ^ ju^ich
exhibited unto this AlTembly an Account^ by them charg- aud 7. Nor.
ed againft the Colony, for their Service as a Coriimittee, '^"f-
in examining the feveral Judgments obtained by the Co-
lony againft Philip Tillingha/l : And the faid Account
being duly examined, // is Voted and Refolved, That the
fame be, and hereby is allowed ; and that One Pound,
Four Shillings, lawful Money, being the Amount there-
of, be paid the faid Thomas Aldrich and John Northupi
outof the General Treafury.
Whereas Mr. Benjamin Greene, who was appointed ^.^^^ ^f
one of the Direftors of a Lottery) granted for raifing Ni-wpon
Money to pave Kingllreet, in Newport, is dead, It is there- empowered
/ore Voted and Refolved, That the faid Town oi Newport oire'aors'of
be empowered to appoint a Dircdtor in his Room, and King-jtrjtt
alfo a Diredtor or Direftors, in the Room, or -Rooms of ^°""7-
any one or more of the Diredors, who may refufe to
ferve ; the Perfons fb appointed giving Botid as ufual.
It is Voted and Refohed, That the Time for the Aflef-
fors
82 O^iober^ '^11^-
Time for re- fors of the laft Rate, returning of the fcveral Rate-Bills
RaTe-'B.lll'* ^o *^^ General Treafurer be lengthened Two Months :
prolonged. And that the Genera! Treafurer be, and is hereby em-
powered to iffue his Warrants accordingly.
New Gaol to Jt is Voted and Refolved, That a new Gaol be built
^I;i!;,!" »" the Town of Newport.
Whereas Col. John Potter exhibited unto this Aflem-
aiiowTd"^ biy an Account, by him charged againft the Colony, for
£. I 10. the Ufe of a Room in his Houfe, in which the Upper
Houfe fat during the prefent Seffion : And the faid Ac-
count being duly examined ; It is , Voted and Refolved,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed : And. that one
Pound, Ten Shillings, lawful Money, being the Amount
thereof, be paid the faid John Potter, out of the Gene-
ral Treafury.
It is Voted and Refolved, That the Sheriff of the Coun-
SherifFof ty of Kings County proceed diredtly to the Sale of the
Kin£s County Lands of Samuel Wtlljon, for collcding the Fine upon
w,iljon'%'"' ^'"i^ afleflcd : That, if no Purchafer appear to bid a Sum
Eftate, for the fame equal to faid Fine, the Perfons appointed to
affifl in the Sale, in Behalf of the Colony, bid a Sum
equal to the faid Fine : And that in fuch Cafe the She-
riff make a Deed thereof to the General Treafurer, for
the Ufe of the Colony.
juftices of Whereas it hath been fuggefted unto this Aflembly,
the Superior that the Security taken from Nathan Barber, for the Fine
quirrinto"Ar. ^ffcffcd upon him by the Superior Court, is infufficient
Barber's Se- for the fame, It is therefore Voted and Refolved, That the
curity. Juftices of the Superior Court inquire into the Affair, and
do that which to Right and Juftice doth appertain, for
fecuring and obtaining faid Fine.
It is Voted and Refolved, That the new Prifon-Houfe,
ersToTUn'd- *° ^^ '^"^^^ '" Newport, be Thirty-fix Feet wide, and not
ing the Goal exceeding Forty-five Feet in Length : That Mr. Oliver
in Niivport. j^j„g Warner, Mr. Thomas Freebody, Walter Chaloner,
Efq; fob Bennet, Efq; and Mr. John Wanton (Son of
Gideon) be a Contimittee to procure Materials for build-
ing
ing the fame at Cafli Price: That nothing be purchafed
but by Agreement of the major Part of the Committee :
That they be empowered to draw Money out of the
General Treafury for that Purpofe : And that the faid
Committee inquire into the Value of the old Prifon-Houfe,
and endeavour to find the beft Place in Newport to eredt
the new one upon.
It is Voted and Refehed, That Mr. Benjamin Man be, conrt-Houfc
and he is hereby appointed, to finifli the Court- Houfe in ProwaeM
in Providence, and to draw a fufficient Sum of Money ^j *
out of the Gencral-Treafury, for that Purpofe.
It is Voted and Refohed, That JVilliam Greene, and
Thomas J/drich, Efqrs. be, and they are hereby appoint- P°"''''^°"''
ed to finifli the Court-Houfe in Eajl-Greenwich, and to !^,v1;; tobe"
draw a fufficient Sum of Money out of the General- finiflied;
Treafury, for that Purpofe.
Whereas the Deputies of the Towns of fVarwick,
Ndrth-Kingstown, and Eaji-Greenwicb, preferred a Pe- granted to
tition unto this Affembly, praying that a Lottery may be bu»id the A-
granted, for raifing One Hundred and Fifty Dollars, to /^J^"" °
build the Abutments of the Bridge, ordered to be built Bridge,
over Hunt's River, (the Overplus, if any, to be appro-
priated as this Affembly fhall think fit) and that faid
Lottery may be managed by IVilliam Greene^ JVilliam
Hall, John Northup, and Sylvejler Sweet, Efqrs. or any
three of them.
On Confideratlon whereof,
In is Voted and Refohed, That the Prayer of the fore-
going Petition be granted under the ufual Reflridions,
of giving Bond, &c.
It is Voted and Refohed, That his Honor the Governor ....
t 11-11 T. , c ■ r^ ■ Letter to be
be, and he is hereby, requelted to caule two lair Copies tranf.nitted
of the Draught of the Letter to the Earl of Hill/borough, to Lord
now lying before this Affembly, to be made, and tranf- ^'^'Mo-'g^'-
mit them to his Lordfhip ; and alfo to tranfmit two Co-
pies thereof to the Agent.
D //
«4
O&obery 177 1.
/ 7' '7 5 It is VoUd and Refohed, That the Sum of Scventy-
Ihe^dmili." °"<^ Pounds, Seventeen Shillings and Five Pence, lawful
ftratrixofo/y- Moncy, being the 'Balance due from the Colony, to O-
Efta'^'^'""''''' ^''^^'' •^''"^^^> ^^^'> ^**^ Attorney General, at the Time
'^* of his Decealc, be paid out o^ the General Treafury, to
the Widow sind Adminiftratrix of the faid Oliver Arnold.
r.r.ff,
allowed
/. O J2 0.
Eftate to be
difcharged
in Cafe.
»'. Carlil,
liberated
from G«oI.
Whereas Mr. Tennant Tefft, exhibited unto this Af-
fcmbly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony,
for one Cord of Wood, delivered at the Court-Houfe, in
King% County. And the faid Account being duly confi-
dcrcd, It is Voted and Refolved, that the fame be, and is
hereby allowed ; and that Twelve Shillings, lawful Mo-
ney, being the Amount thereof, be paid to the faid len-
nant Tefft^ out of the General Treafury.
It is Voted and Refohed, That upon Samuel Willfon\
paying to the Sheriff of King'% County, One Thoufand
Dollars, at or before the Twenty-fifth Day of December
next, and giving to the General Treafurer of this Colo-
ny the Security of Rowland Robin/on, Efq; PVilliam Potter^
Efcj; or Mr. John Watfon, jun. for the Sum of One
Thoufand Dollars more, to be paid into faid Treafury,
within one Year from the Payment aforefaid, that then
the Eftate of faid Willfon (hall be difcharged from any
Demands of the Colony, rcfpcding his Fine for counter-
feiting Money.
Whereas William Carlile, one of the Perfons con-
cerned in counterfeiting Money, preferred a Petition,
and reprefented unto this Aflembly, that at the Superior
Court of Judicature, held in South -Kingstown, in April
laft, he received Sentence to pay a Fine of One Hun-
dred Pounds, lawful Money: That being unable to pay
any Part thereof, he was committed to Gaol, where he
hath remained ever fince, at a confiderable Expence to
the Colony : And that he hath a Wife and feveral fmall
Children, who depend upon his Labour for Support, and
muft come upon the Town if he is confined any longer.
And thereupon he prayed that he may be difcharged from
his Confinement.
On
OSiober^ IJJT, 85
On Confideration whereof.
It is Voted and Refolved, That the faid fVilliam Car-
lik be difcharged from Gaol, by the Sheriff of the
County oi King's County, from his Commitment for the
Non-payment of the Fine aforefaid, and Cofts, he giv-
ing his Note of Hand, payable upon Demand, to the
General Treafurer, for the XJ^q of the Colony, for the
Amount of the faid Fine, with Interefl, and paying down
the Cofts and Prifon Expences.
It is Voted and Refolved, That the Adl for the more heu/°re'5r.
effectual repairing the Highways in this Colony, be im- ing High-
mediately publifhed in the Newport Mercury and Provi- ^'^X' '° ^^
1 r> «- publifhed ia
denceGzztiit. IheNews-
Papers.
Whereas Mr. Ebenezer Tefft exhibited unto this
AiTembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colo- f- ^V"' «'-
ny, for cleaning the Court-Houfe, in the County of ,"3' '
Kings County, Attendance upon this AfTembly, &c.
And the faid Account being duly examined, // is Voted
and Rejolved, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed ;
and that One Pound, One Shilling and Three Pence,
lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid to the
faid Ebenezer Tefft, out of the General Treafury.
Whereas Mr. 'jofiah Shearman exhibited unto this j, shiarma»
AfTembly an Account, by him charged againft the Co- allowed ;(;. o
lony, for his Attendance upon this Aflembly, at the pre- ^'^'^'
fent Seflion : And the faid Account being duly examined,
// is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be, and hereby
is allowed ; and that Fourteen Shillings, lawful Money,
being the Amount thereof, be paid to the faid Jofiah
Shearman, out of the General Treafury.
It is Voted and Refolved, Thu Daniel Mowry, jun. Committee
Efq; and Mr. John Jenckes, be, and they are hereby '» audit the
appointed a Committee, to audit the Accounts of John ^f^y"^^^,,;.
Dexter, Efqj and Csptam Stephen Jenckes, the Commit- ks.jtnchi.
tee appointed to build Pawtucket Bridge.
Whereas Mr. Richard Chappel exhibited unto this
Affcmbly
86 O&ober^ ^11^-
\^'"'d^f Aflembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colo-
%°o. "y> ^ot" h*s Attendance upon this Aflembly, at the pre-
fcnt SefTlon : And the faid Account being duly examined.
It is looted and Refohed, That the lame be, and here-
by is allowe'd; and that Fourteen Shillings, lawful Mo-
ney, being the Amount thereof, be paid, to the faid i?/-
chard Cbappel, out of the General Treafury.
Choi eof Of ^^ " ^°^'^ ^"^ Refohfd, That the Eledion of Offi-
ficers refer- ccrs, not chofen at the laft General Eledlion, nor fince,
*ed. be referred to the next Seflion : And that, in the mean
Time, the Perfons now in Office be, and they are here-
by continued in their Offices, with as full Power and Au-
thority as they have at any Time before had.
Adjonrn- // is Voted and Refohed, That all Bufinefs lying bc-
"*"'■ fore this Aflembly, unfiniftied, be, and the (ame is hereby
referred unto the next Seffion : That the Secretary pub-
Tiffi the Ads and Orders, now made and pafled, by Beat of
Drum, in the Town of Newport^ in Ten Days after the
Rifing of this Aflembly, and within Thirty fend Copies
thereof to the Sheriff" of each County,by him to be delivered
to the Clerk of each Town belonging to the County : And
that this Afl!embly be, and hereby is, adjourned until the
firfl:Tuefday in May next, if then called, but if not cal-
led before, nor at that Time, that then this Aflembly be,
and hereby is, diflblved.
GOD fave the KIN G.
Puilijhed according to Order, on Monday the i ith o/" No-
vember, AD. lyji, by
HENRY WARD, Sec'ry.
A TRUE Copy duly examined : . — . _
W I T N E S S,:?^;??'^^^^^'^^^^
^
■&--*-*■
NEWPORT: Printed by Solomon Southwick,
Printer to the Honorable General Assembiy.
May^ 1772^.
At the General-Assembly of the Go-
vernor and Company of the Englifh
Cplony of Rhode- Ijland^ and Providence
B latitat ion s^ in New-England^ in Ame-
rica^ begun and holden at Newport^
within and for the faid Colony, on the
Firft Wednefday in May^ in the Year
of ourLoRDOneThoufand Seven Hun-
dred and Seventy-two, and Twelfth of
the Reign of- his* Moft Sacred Majefty
GEORGE the Third,, by the Grace of
GOD, King of Great-Britain and fo
forth.
PRESENT
The Hon. Jofeph Wanton, Efq;
GOVERNOR.
The Honorable Darius Seflions, Efqj
DEPUTY-GOVERNOR.
Samuel Dvre, Efq;
Solomon Drown, EJcji
David Harris, Efq;
John Almy, Efq-,
Thomas Wick.es, Efq-, V Affiftants,
Jonathan Randall, Efq;
John Congdon, Efq;
Joseph Hazard, Efq;
William Richmond, Efq;
The SECRETARY.
DEPUTIES
May^ 1772..
DEPUTIES from the feveral TOWNS.
NEWPORT :
Thomas Cranfton, Efq,
Mr. ]o\\n Wanton, ( So nef Gideon,)
George Hazard, Efq;
Jofeph Wanton, jun. Efq;
Mr. Oliver R. Warner,
Mr. Thomas Freebody,
Providence :
Stephen Hopkins, Efq;
Thomas Greene, Efq;
Mr.. Benjamin Man,
Mr. John Jenckes.
Portsmouth :
Metcalf Bowler, Efq;
John Jepfon, Efq;
Mr. Jofeph Cundall,
Mr. Jonathan Brownell.
Warwick :
Mr. Benjamin Greene,
Mr. Samuel A born,
Mr. Jacob Greene,
Mr. Chriftopher Greene.
Westerly :
Mr. James Rhodes,
Mr. Phinehas Clark.
New-Shoreham :
None.
NoRTH-KlNGSTOWN :
Peter Phillips, Efq;
John Northyp, Efq.
SoUTH-KlNGSTOWt^ :
John Role, Efq;
Mr. Samuel Babcock.
East-Greenwich;
Sylvefter Sweet, Efq;
Thomas Tillinghaft, Efq.
Jamestown :
Mr. John Gardner,
Capt. Samuel Slocum.
Smithfield :
Welcome Arnold, Efq..
SciTUATE :
Ezekiel Cornell, Efq;
Mr. Rufus Hopkins.
Gloucester :
Charlestown :
Mr. Samuel Kinyon,
cnjamin Hoxfie,ya«, Efq.
West-Gheenwich ;
William Nichols, Efq;
Mr. Thomas Gorton.
Coventry :
A&-. Nathaniel Greene, Ju»,
Ichabod Bowen, Efq.
Exeter :
George Pierce, Efq;
^Jeffery Wilcox, Efq.
^ MiDDLETOWN :
Mr. Jofhua Barker,
Mr. Ifaac Smith.
Bristol :
Simeon Potter, Efq;
William Bradford, Efq.
Tiverton :
Edward Gray, Efq;
Mr. Oliver Cook.
LittLe-ComptOn :
Thomas Church, Efq;
Mr. George Pearce.
Warren :
Sylvefter Child, Efq-,
Nathan Miller, Efq.
Cumberland
John Dexter, Efq;
I^Jofeph Brown, Efq.
Richmond :
Edward Perry, Efq;
Robert Stanton, Efq,
Cranston :.
John Andrews, Efq;
William Dexter, Efq.
HoPKiNi;oN :
Thomas Wells, y«». E/q,
Capt. Abel Tanner.
Johnston :
Peleg Williams, Efq.
North-Providence :
Capt. Efeck Hopkins,
Jonathan Jenckes, jun. Efq.
Barrincton :
Nathaniel Martin, Efq.
Abraham Waterman, Efq-,
Mr. Thomas Wood.
The Hon. Metcalf Bowler, Efq; was cbofen Speaker, and Josias
Lyndon, Efq-j Clerk, of the Lower Houfe.
May, 1772. 3
THIS being the aoniverfary Eledion of Officers, both o&wi cho-
Civil and Military, the Gentlemen whofeNames
are fet down in the fubfequent Lift were chofen to ferve
the Colony, in the Offices afcribed to their rcfpc(ftive
Names, to ivit :
The Hon. Joseph Wanton, Efq; Governor. Engaged.
The Hon. Darius Sessions, EfqjDep. Gov. Engaged.
Samuel Dyre, Efq; Firft Affiftant. Engaged.
James Barker, Efqj Second Affiftant. Engaged.
Solomon Drown, Efq; Third Adiftant. Engaged,
David Harris, Efq; Fourth Affiftant. Engaged.
John Almy, Efq; Fifth Affiftant. Engaged.
Ihomas Wickes, Efq: Sixth Affiftant. Eng^cd.
Jonathan Randall, Efq; Seventh Affiftant. Engaged.
John Congdon, Efq; Eighth Affiftant. Engaged
Rowland Robin/on, Efq; Ninth Affiftant. Engaged.
JVilliam Richmond, Efq; Tenth Affiftant. Engaged.
Henry Ward, Efq; Secretary. Engaged.
Henry Marchant, Efq; Attorncy-GeDcral.
Jofiph Cierie, Eftj; General Treafurer. Engaged.
Stephen Hopkins, Efq; Chief
James Helme, Efq; Second
Juftice of the Superior
Court of Judicature,
Court of Affize and
Benoni Hall, Efq; Third )■ r> 1 /- 1 r« v ^
»^ . rrn / c-r r- .u General Gaol-Dehve-
Metcalf Bowter.Ei^, Four h .^ ^ ^ throughout
Stephen Potter, E^^, Fifth! /,; Colony.
Daniel Dunham, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Mi-
litia in the County of Newport.
Knight Dexter, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Mili-
tia in the County of Providence.
Thomas Gardner, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Mi-
litia io the County of Kings-County.
Simeon Potter, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Militia
in the County of Brijiol.
John fVaterman, Efq; Colonel of the Regiment of Mi-
litia in the County of Kent.
Ifaac Dayton, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment
of Militia in the County oi Newport.
Abraham Winfor, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regi-
ment of Militia in the County oi Providence.
Mofes
4 May^ ^11'^-
Mofes Barber, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment
of Militia in the County of Kings-County.
Nathaniel Martin^ Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regi-
ment of Militia in the County of Brijiol.
Aaron Bowen, Efq; Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment
of Militia in the County of Kent.
John Forrejier, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia
in the County of Newport.
Chad Brown, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia in
the County of Providence.
Jonathan Vaughan, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Mi-
litia in the County of King's -County.
Thomas Gray, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Militia in
the County of Briftol.
Benjamin Vaughan, Efq; Major of the Regiment of Mi-
litia in the County of Kent,
George Hazard; Efq; Chief"! Juftice of the Inferior Court
Jonath. Freeborn, Efq; Second | of Common Pleas, and
IVihiam Stoddard, Efq; Third } General SefTions of the
Thomas Church, Efq; Fourth | Peace, within and for the
Benjamin Underwood, Efq; Fifth J County of Newport.
Daniel Jenckes; Efq; Chief -| Juftice ot the Inferior Court
Richard Steere, Efq; Second | of Common Pleas, and
Joi Randall, Efq; Third )■ General Scflions of the
Jeremiah IVhipple, Efq; Fourth I Peace, within and for the
Caleb Mdrich, Efq; Fifth J County oi Providence.
IVilliam Potter, Efq; Chief-) Juftice of the Inferior Court
Jofeph Hazard, Efq; Second ( of Common Pleas, and
Simeon Perry, Efq; Third )■ General Seflions of the
Syhejler Robinfon, Efq; Fourth j Peace, within and for the
JobnNorihup,YS<\, Fifth J County of /^;'«j-'j-C«'«»/y.
Nathaniel Fales, Efq; Chief') Juftice of the Inferior Court
IVilliam Munro, Efq; Second j of Common Pleas, and
James Brown, Efq; Third V General Seflions of the
Martin Luther, Efq; Fourth I Peace, within and for the
Jojiah Humphry, Ef(\; Fifth j County of ^n)?^/.
Philip Greene, Efq; Chief -^ Juftice of the Inferior Court
Thomas Jldrich, Efq; Second j of Common Pleas, and
Stephen Arnold, Efq; Third > General SefTions of the
JVilliam Nichols, Efq; Fourth j Peace, within and for the
John fVarner, jun. Efq; Fifth J County of ^e»/.
John
May^ 1772..
John Grealea, jun. Efq; Clerk of the Superior Court
of Judicature, Court of AfTize, and General Gaol-De>
livery, within and for the County of Newport.
Arthur Fenner, jun. Efq; Clerk of the Superior Court
of Judicature, Court of Affizc, and General Gaol-Deli-
very, within and for the County of Providence.
Daniel Rodman, Ffq; Clerk of the Superior Court of
Judicature, Court of Aflize and General Gaol-Delivery,
within and for the County of Kings-County.
Jonathan Rujfell, Efq; Clerk of the Superior Court of
Judicature, Court of Affize, and General Gaol-Delive-
ry, within and for the County of Enjlol.
Hopkins Cooke, Efq; Clerk of the Superior Court of
Judicature, Court of AfTize and General Gaol-Dehvery,
within and for the County of Kent.
Jojias Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of the Inferior Court of Com-
mon Picas, and General Seflions of the Peace, withia
and for the County of Newport.
Caleb Greene, Efq; Clerk of the Inferior Court of
Common Pleas, and General Seflions of the Peace, with-
in and for the County of Providence.
Stephen Hajfard, Efq; Clerk of the Inferior Court of
Common Pleas, and General Seflions of the Peace, with-
in and for the County .oi Kings-County.
Daniel Bradford, Efq; Clerk of the Inferior Court of
Common Pleas, and General Seflions of the Peace, with-
in and for the County of Bri/lol.
Daniel Howlajid, Efq; Clerk of the Inferior Court of
Common Pleas, and General Seflions of the Peace, with-
in and for the County of Kent.
Walter Chahner, Efq; Sheriff of the County of Netu-
port.
Paul Tew, Efq; Sheriff of the County of Providence.
Beriab Brown, Efq; Sheriff, of the County oi King's-
County.
John Brown, Efq; Sheiiff of the County of Brijlol.
Henry Rice, Efq; Sheriff of the County of Kent.
Edward Tburjion, John Jepfon, Samuel Chace, and
jfames Arnold, Efqrs. the Grand Committee, or Colo-
ny's Truftecs, for figning Bills of public Credit.
And the afolefaid Edward Thurjlon is choftn, and ef-
pecially appointed to take and have the Care and Charge
B of
May^ IJJ^-
of the Colony's Mortgages, and Bonds for Tenths, and
to receive the Money due, and to be due thereon, and
alfo to make proper Acquittances and Difcharges upon
the Mortgages, or otherwifc, when he receives any of
the Colony's Money : And in Cafe of Non-payment,
to put in Suit the Bonds and Mortgages of all fuch as
refufe, or negkd to make due Payment.
And the fame Edward Tburlion is chofen General
Sealer of Weights and Mcafurcs, throughout the Colo-
ny.
Samuel Chace, Efq; Public Notary for the Town and
County of Providence.
JUSTICES of the PEACE, in the feveral Towns.
NEWPORT:
Martin Howard,
Charles Bardin,
Henry Ward,
Barnabas Hargill,
Samuel Bours,
Robert Taylor, (Son of
Peter)
John Grealea, jun.
John Davis,
Jonathan Eaflon,
James Milward,
Daniel Dunham,
Jonathan Rogers,
John Pitman,
James Tew.^'z/n.
James Carpenter,
Thomas Hamand,
James Clarke, Efqrs.
Providence :
Samuel Chace,
Amos Atwell,
John Fofter,
David Wilkinfon,
Jofeph Nafli,
Samuel Butler,
Jabez Bowren, Efqrz.
Portsmouth :
John Shearman,
Robert Dennis,
Thomas Shearman, Efqn.
Warwick :
Ebenezer Slocum,
John Greene,
Thomas Rice,
Robert Rhodes, Efqrs.
Westerly :
Jofeph Crandall,
Oliver Crarey,
William Babcock,
Jofeph Noyes,
Humphry Taylor,
John Burdick, (theSecond)
Jofeph Clarke, Efqn.
North-Kingi rowN ;
William Hammond,
Thomas Allen, jun.
George Thomas, (Son of
Samuel)
Benjamin JefFcrfon,
Eber Shearman,
Caleb Hill,
Robert Hall, (Son offf'd-
ham)
Samuel
May^ 1772..
Samuel Hunt, jun. Efqrs.
South-Kingstown :
John Sheldon,
Freeman Pcrrv,
Ray Sands,
Nathaniel Gardner,
Immanuel Cafe,
James Parker, Efqrs.
East-Greenwich :
Thomas Shippey,
Sylvcfter Sweet,
Thomas Cafey,
Hopkins Cooke,
Alexander Nichols, Efqn.
Smithfield.
Daniel Mowry, jun.
Stephen Arnold,
Daniel Smith, (Son of Eli-
Jha)
John Farnum,
Welcome Arnold,
William Winfor, Efqn,
SCITUATE :
Ezekiel Cornell,
Jeremiah Angell,
Oliver Weftcot,
Thomas Brown,
Thomas Hill,
Jofiah Colvin,
Peleg F.fk,
Thomas Harris, Efqrs.
Gloucester :
Andrew Brown,
Timothy Wilmarth,
Silas Williams,
Jonathan Harris,
Zcbedee Hopkins, jun.
Caleb Arnold,
Mofes Cooper.
Abraham Waterman, Efqrs
Charlestown:
Peleg Crofs,
Job Taylor,
Stephen Perry,
Tobias Saunders,
ThomasStanton, jun. Efqrs.
West-Greenwich:
Judiah Aylworth,
Job Spencer,
Gideon Tripp,
Thomas Tillinghaft, Efqrs.
Coventry :
John Rice,
Samuel Wall,
Jolcph Whipple, Efqrs.
Exeter :
George Pierce,
Hopfon Wilcox,
Jeffery Wilcox,
Gideon Mofher,
Jofeph Arnold,
Robert Crandall,
William Sweet, Efqrs.
Middletown :
Jofeph Peabody,
John Barker,
Thomas Peckham, Efqrs.
Bristol :
William Hoar,
Daniel Bradford, Efqrs.
Tiverton :
John Bo wen,
Walter Cook,
Benjamin Hambly,
Jofeph Tabor, jun. Efqrs,
Little-Compton :
Ifrael Stoddard,
Aaron Wilbour,
Philip Taylor,
John Peckham, Efqrs.
Warren :
John Kinnicut,
WiUiam.T. Miller, Efqrs.
Cum-
8
May^ 177^*
Heiiry Rice
allo\Ved
Cumberland :
John Dexter,
Jofcph Brown,
Peter Darling,
Nathaniel Shepherdfon,
Efqn,
Richmond :
Edward Perry,
George Webb,
Robert Stanton,
Benjamin Teflt,
Barnabas Hoxfie,
Stephen Potter, Efqrs.
Cranston :
William Burton,
Thomas Potter, (Son of
John)
Benjamin Carpenter,
William Dexter,
James Harris, Efqrs.
HoPKINTON :
John Maxfon, jun.
Thomas Wells, jun.
Nathan Burdick,
Edward Wells,
David Randall, Efqn.
Johnston:
Abraham Belknap,
Noah MatthewfoD,
Jofiah King,
Peleg Williams,
Andrew Harris, Ejqrs.
North-Providence :
Edward Tripp,
Ifaiah Hawkins,
Thomas Whipple,
Jonathan Jenckes, fun.
Efqn.
Barrington :
Solomon Towfncnd, jun.
Mofes Tyler, Efqrs.
Thomas George, Captain of Fort George.
Whereas Henry Rice, Efq; exhibited unto this Af-
fembiy an Account by him charged againft the Colo,
ny, for providing Three Dozen of Chairs, and Wood for
the Court-Houfe, in the County of Kent : And the faid
Account being duly examined, It is Voted and Refolved,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Se-
ven Pounds, Eleven Shillings and Six Pence, lawful Mo-
ney, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Henry
Rice, out of the General Trcafury,
AN ACT incorporating Field's Fountain-Society.
Aa incorpo- Whereas by certain Indentures in Writing, dated
rating FieU'i the Seventh Day of March, One Thoufand Seven Hun-
Fountain-So- ^j^^^ gnd Seventy-two, between John Field, of Provi-
dence, in the County of Providence, in this Colony,
Gentleman,
May^ 1772..
Gentleman, ofthe one Part, and 'jamei Blacky Natha-
niel Greene, 'Jojcph Bucklin, and Zepbaniah Andrews, all
of Prcvidencet aforefaid, Merchants, of the other Part,
the faid John Field granted unto them, One Halt Part
of a large Spring, or Fountain of Water, in faid Provi-
dence, in order that the fame might be conveyed, by
means of Pipes or an Aqueduft, as far as tVeyboJfet
Bridge, for the better fupplying themfelves with good and
wholefome Water, and fuch others who fhould join in
the Undertaking of making, repairing and continuing the
faid Works, as in and by faid Indentures may appear :
And whereas divers Perfons, hereafter named, have
joined the faid James Black, Nathaniel Greene, Jofepb
Bucklin and Zephaniab Andrews, in the faid Undertaking :
And whereas the faid Work will be of a public Utility,
and cannot be carried on and continued, unlefs thofe
concerned therein be vcfted with certain Powers, and
corporate Rights and Privileges : And this AiTembly be-
ing willing to give all due Countenance and Encourage-
ment to lo beneficial a Deftgn, do, for themfelves and
their Succeffors, Enad, Grant, Ordain and Declare, and,
by the Authority vefled in them, It is Enadted, Granted,
Ordained and Declared, That the faid James Black, Na-
thaniel Greene, Jofeph bucklin, and Zephaniab Andrews,
together with Amos Atwell, Stephen Rawfon, Benjamin
Man, Nathaniel Jacobs, Elijha Rohinfon, Ehenezer
Thompfon. James Angell, Mofes Br(ywn, Jofepb Ktnnicut,
Stephen Whipple, Eleazer Hording, iViiliamfVheaton, John
Matthewfon, Gideon Toung, Nathan Waterman, Jofepb Mar-
tin, Benjamin Lindfey, EfeckEddy, Pbinebas Potter, Jona-
than Ellis, Ephraim Peabody, Samuel Black, John Larcher^
Abiel Smith, Reuben Potter, Ephraim Walker, William
Barton, Robert Dickey, George Brown, jun. Ala Frank"
lin, Samuel Butler, Edward Hawkins, Benjamin Tall-
man, Nicholas Clark, Timothy Gladding, Job Danfortb,
Allin Peck, Thomas Rone, and Naomi Kinnicut, with
fuch others as the faid Society fhall from Time to Time
admit, as joint Members with them, (hall be a Body,
Corporate and Politic, with perpetual Succeflion, to be
known in the Law, by the Name of Field's Foun-
TAiN-SoCfETY, and by that Name to fue or be fued,
and to take and receive Gifts and Grants, with full
C Power
10 May, 1772.
Power to do every lawful Matter and Thing, for the
complete Execution of faid Defign : And that to this
End, the faid Company (hall have an annual Meeting
on the laft Wednefday in May, and at fuch other Times
as they may be convoked, inManner hereafter mentioned,
and at fuch Place as they (hall, from Tirtie to Time,
direft : At which Meeting, the faid Society (hall have
full Power to make and enadl any By-Laws and Re-
gulations, for the making, repairing and continuing
faid Aquedudt, to appoint fuch Officers as to themfelves
fhall feem nccelTary, to a(rers and levy Monies on them-
felves for faid Purpofe, in fuch Way and Manner as they
(hall judge bef^, and to caufe all their Laws and Orders,
not repugnant to the Laws of this Colony, to be carried
into full EfFedt and Execution. Provided always. That
at faid annual Meeting, among other Officers, they
(hall appoint a Committee, who fhall have the whole
Diredion and Management of every Matter and Thing
about faid Work, and how, and in what Manner, the
fame (hall be repaired and continued ; and alfo in what
Manner and to whom leading or conducing Pipes (hall
be formed, from the main Aqueduct, and that every
Member of faid Society (hall have full Liberty, at his
own Expence, to convey Water from the main Aque-
duct to his Houfe, under the Direction of the aforefaid
Committee, for the Ufe of One Family. And in Cafe
more Families than One on the Eftaie (hall be fupplied
with Water, by Means of fuch Pipe, the Proprietor there-
of (hall be fubjedl to an annual Taxation by faid Com-
mittee, for all Families n\jy^ than Qjie, oTj^^jSum not to
/c^^/i»^ exceed Six Shilli/^^ ana tne'^fafne{o*%ea|pfi^ as the
faid Society (hall direft.
And be it further Enabled by the Authority ajorefiid^
That the faid Society (liall appoint a Clerk, who (hall
make Record of all Grants, Leafes and Agreements, re-
fpeding faid Aqueduft, and all fuch By-Laws and Re-
gulations as they may from Time to Time make and
pafs.
And be it further EnaSied by the Authority 'aforefaid,
That if any fpecial Occafion (hall make it neceffary to
hold
May^ l'J'J^. ii
hold a Meeting at any other Time than on the faid laft
Wednefday in May, the (ame may he donr^ the ma-
jor Part of the faid Committee applying to the Clerk,
who fhall thereon ifTue his Warrant, diie<fted to any
Member, or the proper Officer, for calling the fame.
And be it further EnaSlcd by the Authority afore/aid.
That the faid Society fhall and may, at all Times, for-
ever hereafter, have full and free Liberty to dig in any of
the Streets, Lanes, or Highways, for finking and n)ak-
ing faid Aquedudt, and all the Pipes leading therefrom,
and for repairing the fame ; they, the faid Society, leav-
ing the faid Streets, Lanes, or Highways, in as good Or-
der as they were before, and doing the fame as> loon as
may be.
Whereas MelTrs. 'Jonathan 'Refers and Benjamin Wil- 7- -"gg;^'^'"*
bour exhibited unto this AfTembly, an Account by them aijowed ""
charged againft the Colony, for providing Glafs, and C.zdw o.
mending the Windows in the Court-Houfc, in the Coun-
ty of Newport : And the faid Account being duly exa-
mined, It is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and
hereby is allowed -, and that Twenty-fix Pounds, Eleven
Shillings-, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be
paid the laid Jonathan Jeffers and Benjamin IVilbour,
out of the General Treaiury.
Whereas Mr. John Hcockey exhibited unto this Aflemb- J. Hoodfy
ly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony, for "I'o*^^
attending as One ofthe'Guard oi Sarah Crandall, fufpcc- ^' ' ' °
ted of murdering her Child : And the faid Account be-
ing duly examined, // is Voted and Refolved, That One
Pound Sixteen Shillings, lawful Money, being the
Amount thereof, be allowed and paid the faid John
Hoockey, out of the General Treafury.
Whereas Mr. John Carter exhibited unto this Af- J. Carter
fembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colo- ^'°*e^
ny, for inferting divers Ad^s of AfTembly in the Provi-
dence Gazette, 6cc. And the faid Account being duly
confidered, // is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be,
and hereby is allowed, and that Two Pounds, Twelve
Shillings
12 Maj/y 1772.
Shillings and Six Pence, lawful Money, being the
Amouut thereof, be paid the faid John Carter^ out of
the General Treafury.
"Whereas Capl. Edward Simmons exhibited unto this
allowed Aflembly an Account, by him charged againft the Co-
>C-» 40- lony, for a Pair of Andirons for the Court-Houfe in
Ne'wpcrt: And the faid Account being duly examined,
// is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is
allowed ; and that One Pound, Four Shillings, lawful
Money, being the An:iount thereof, be paid the faid Ed-
-ward Simmons, out of the General Treafury.
Whereas divers of the Inhabitants of the Town of
granted to Gloucefter preferred a Petition, and reprefented unto this
repair aRoad AfTcmbly, that fomc Part of the Road, beginning near
xT^chucejin. ^^^ middle of the Town of KiUtngslty, leading through
the faid Town of Glouceftcry and through a Corner of
the Town of Smithfield, into the Road from Providence
to fVoodJlock, called the South-Killingiky Road, is fo bad
that it is almoft impafiable : That the Inhabitants fettled
near the bad Part of the faid Road are but few in Num-
ber, and unable to make the fame a good Road : That
they have great Encouragement from many of the Inha-
bitants ofthe Colony of Conne£iicut, that in Cafe a Lottery
be granted lor repairing faid Road, they will purchafe a
confiderablc Number of the Ticitets : And that making
the faid Road a good One will be of great Advantage to
the Public : And thereupon they prayed this Aflembly
to grant (hem a Lottery, to confift of three CiaiTes, if
the Dircdors fhall think it beft, for raifing the Sum of
Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars, to be laid out in
mending the aforefaid Road in the mofl rough and un-
paflable Part of it: That Zebedee Hopkins, jun. Efq; C<?-
kb ylrnold, Efq; and Capt. John Wells, may be appoint-
ed Managers or Diredors thereof, 6cc.
On Confideration whereof,
// is Voted and Refolved, That a Lottery be granted, in
the ufual Manner, for repairing the faid Road, the Di-
redors therein mentioned giving Bond to the General
Treafurer
May^ 1772.. 13
Treafurer for the faithful Performance of the Truft re-
pofed in them : Provided that no Charge accrue to the
Colony in Confequence thereof.
It ii Voted and Refohed., That Mr. Samuel Babcock be, S. Babod to
and he is hereby, appointed to difpofe of thofe Goods be- [*JJ '"iGoodi
longing to the Colony, which are now in the Poflcflion in the Hands
of Mr. Jojiab Tanner j. of 7- ^'»•«'■•
Whereas Mr. John Tanner, deceafed, late Colledor coikaor of
of Rates for the Town oiHepkinton, died beforjs he had the Rate* in
coUeded the Whole of the Rates affcffed on faidTown, ^Sy'^'i^,
for the Year 1770, although he had fully accounted for not paid to
the fame in his Life-time, to the General Treafurer : It p*./^"
is therefore Voted and Refohed, That the General Trea-
furer be, and he it hereby, diredcd to empower Mr. Tho-
mas Wells, the Tliird, the prefent Colledor of faid Town,
to colled the faid outflanding Rates, for the Year 1770,
that the fame may be received by the Heirs and Repre-
fentativcs of the faid John Tanner,
Whereas the Town of Coventry requefted this Aflcm- qj„ r^^^^
blvj That the General Treafurer might be direded to iiTue furer to iflae
a Warrant for colleding the public Taxes of faid Town, ^^p'lV'l*''
which was not done in Seafon, // is therefore Vot«dand ofRttesfor'^
Rejohed, That the General Treafurer be, and he is here- C(nit»tiy.
by diredcd, and fully empowered, to iflue his Warrant
for the Purpofe aforefaid : And that Forty Days, from
and after the Rifing of this Aflernbly, be allowed to the
faid Town for colleding, and paying the Taxes, with the
Intereft, info the General Treafury.
Whereas Meflrs. Robert Stevens and Son exhibited un- r. Sttvtm
to this AtTemblyan Account, by them charged againft ^^°?
the Colony, for two Pair of large Blankets, deiiverod the /. 3 7 6.
Sheriff of the County of Newport, for the Ufe of the
poor Prifoners, committed to Gaol at the King's Suit :
And the faid Account being duly exainined, // is Voted
and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is allowed ;
and that Three Pounds, Seven Shillings and Six Pence,
lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid
Robert Stevens and Son, out of the CTeneral Treafury.
D Whereas
14
May^ 1772.
7. Belehir
allowed
R. Ullibridge
allowed
>C- 3 4 6.
Plan of the
new Gaol in
Ntwport ap-
proved.
Whereas Jofepb Belcher, Efq; exhibited unto this Af-
fembly an Account, by him charged agaiiift the Colony,
for a Pair of Tongs, Shovel and Candlefticks, delivered
the Sheriff of the County of Newport, for the Ufc of the
Court-Houfe : And the faid Account being duly exa-
mined, It is Voted and Refihed, That the fame be, and
is hereby allowed ; and that One Pound and Seven Pence
Half Penny, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof,
be paid the faid Jofefh Belcher, out of the General Trea-
fury.
Whereas Mr. Robert Li/libridge, jan. exhibited unto
this Aflembly an Account, by him charged .igainft the
Colony, as 6ne of the Guard of Sarah Crandall, for at-
tending upon the Superior Court, at the Trial of feveral
Criminals, &c. And the faid Account being duly exa-
mined, // is Voted and Refohed, That Three Pounds,
Four Shillings, and Six Pence, lawful Money, being the
Amount thereof, be allowed and paid the faid Robert
Lillibridge, jun. out of the General Treafury.
It is Voted and Refohed, That the Committee appoint-
ed to build the new Gaol, in Newport, proceed to build
the fame, agreeable to the Plan prefcnted to this Aflem-
bly, excepting that the Front be made two Feet longer
than was before ordered, and the Entry be Ten Feet
wide: And that no Money be drawn out of the General
Treafury, without the Confent of the Major Part of the
Committee.
Screws, &c.
taken from
If ill/on and
Ca/nr, to bc
fold.
// ;s Voted and Refohed, That the Sheriff of the Coun-
ty of Kings-County take into his PofTcffiun the Screws,
Bars, and other Implements for counterfeiting Money,
which were taken from Samuel tVillfon and Samuel Cafey :
That he procure the fame to be deiaced, and rendered
unfit for the Ufc aforefaid, and difpofe of them to thebefl
Advantage, for the Ufe of this Colony : And that he
make Report of his Doings unto this AlTembly.
GL e Whcrens Mr. George Laivton, Keeper of his Majefty's
. allowed Gaol, in the County of Newport, exhibited unto this Af-
£• '6 1 7t fembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony,
for
May, 1772. 15
for the Maintenance and Prifon Fees of divers poor Pri-
foners, committed at the King's Suit:. And. the faid Ac-
count being duly examined, It it Voted and Refolved,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed ; and that Six-
teen Pounds, One Shilling and Seven Pence Half Penny,
lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the
faid George Lawton, out of the General Treafury.
Whereas Henry Harry, Cbriflopher Harry, James com. to fet-
Daniel, Samuel Niles, James Niks, Ephraim Coheas, tier. Nim-
Ihomas Leivis, John Sbattock, and Jofeph Tucky, the l'l'^t\\'
Council for the Tribe of Narraganjett Indians, in this L«nd agree-
Colony, reprefented unto this Aifembly, that they are p^|,^ ^°j|**j,£
all of Opinion, it will be beft to fell the little Houfe, the Indians,
and the Two Acre Lot, and the Wood Lot, (the exa(ft
Quantity not being afcertaincd) and as much of Fort-
Neck, as will pay all Thomas Nim'gret's juft Debts-, and
that they are all of one Mind, to fell (o much of Fort-
Ned^, as will pay thofe Debts, and to refcrve the Lands
which will be left, to fupport all their Poor :
On Confideration whereof,
It is Voted and Refolved, That the Committee ap-
pointed to lell a Part of the real Eflate of TAow^j Nini-
gret, the late Sachem, for the Payment of his Debts,
proceed to do the fame, agreeable to the above men-
tioned Propofal.
It is Voted and Refolved, That the Sum of Ninety
Pounds, lawful Money, be allowed and paid out of the ed tore^build
General Treafury, towards rebuilding Pawtucket Bridge, Pay^tucket
provided the Inhabitants of the Province of the Maffa- ^'"^8*-
chufetts-Bay raife Money, and build One of the Abut-
ments: And that Meffrs. Ejeck Hopkins and Stephen
fenckes be, and ihey are hereby appointed, a Commit-
tee, and empowered to draw the faid Sum out of the
General Treafury, and to lay out the fame for the Pur-
pofe aforefaid : And that they procure the Materials at
CaOi Price.
Be
1 6 Majy 1772.
Infolwent Aa Qf // EnaQed by the General Ajjembly, and, by the Au-
«P«»led. ^^^.^^ ofthejame. It is EnaHed, That the Ad palfed by
this Aflembly, at the SefTion held at Eaji-Greenwicb, on
the Third Monday in Augujiy-h. D. 1771, entitled,
An A£l for the RelieJ of infolvent Debtors, be, and it is
hereby repealed, and rendered null and void for the fu-
ture.
Whereas Mrs. Catharine Earl, exhibited unto this
Aflembly an Account, by her charged againft the Colo-
£'wfr^*^ ny, for billeting a Party of His Majefty's Troops, paf-
C- i 6 o. fing through this Colony : And the faid Acount being
duly examined, // is Voted and Refolved, That the fame
be, and hereby is allowed, and that Nine Pounds, Six
Shillings, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof,
be paid the faid Catharine Earl, out of the General
Treaiury.
Aa in Addi- ^^ A C T in Addition to, and in Amendment of, an
lion to the A<fl, entitled, An A61 empowering the Jujiices of the
ht *s ^''1 J'^f'^fior Court of Common Pleas, in this Colony, or any
Courts'. '* Three of them, to conftitute and hold Special Courts of
Common Pleas, on certain Occafions.
B
E // Enabled by this General Affembly, and, by the Au-
I thority of the fame. It is Ena&ed, That, for the fu-
ture, when any Perfon in this Colony (hall have Right
by Law, to commence a Suit to a Special Court, the Writ
fhall be fcrved and returned Six Days before the Day of
the Sitting of fuch Court, and the Declaration fhail be
^^ filed in the Clerk's Office FiVe Days before the Sitting
j^ /^M4^»^^^>^r»A/^^ thereof ;^And if no Anfwer Ihall be filed, then the
■y^^ / ^^ ^^ Chief Juftice of the Inferior Court, where faid Adion is
♦^^>i*i^.t.'<^<^*^*^^*^^'^-^^'^ brought, or One of his AlTociates, fhall have Power to
^ ^^ ' y^ — -/ make up Judgment againft the Defendant by Default :
ft^^/^lK'A-^ /^§f^-^- But if the Defendant fhall file an Anfwer to the Plain-
f // tiffs Declaration, then the Chief Juflicc, or One of his
^ AfTociates, as aforefaid, upon Application made to him,
fhall grant forth his Notifications in Writing, under
his Hand, to the other Juftk:es of fuch Inferior Court,
warning
May^ 1772.. 17
warning them to meet at the Day by him appointed for
holding fuch Special Court.
And be it further EnaSfeJ, by the Authority aforefaidj
That the Sheriffs of the feveral Counties, upon being
fued at a Special Court, for the Laches of any of their
Deputies, ftiall have the fame Power of calling a Special
Court againft the Bondfmen of fuch Deputy, for whofe
jNegligence they fliall be fued, as they had before agatofl
the Deputy himfclf.
It is Voted and Rejohed, That the Officers of the fe- .
veral Troops of Horfe and Companies of Foot, in this ce„*"onti- *
Colony, be continued in their refpedtive Offices, until nued.
further Orders from this Aflembly, with as full Power
and Authority as they have at any Time had.
It ii Voted and Refohed, Thdtt Met calf Bowler^ Efq; Committee
yob Bemet, Efq; and. Mr. Pardon Tt/hnghaf, be, and n'^^'o^/
they are hereby appointed, a Committee to audit the Na- Acer's ac-
val Officer's Accounts with the Colony : And that "unu.
they noake Report to this AfTcmbly at the next SefTion.
// is Voted and Refohed, That Thomas Greene and commuteeto
John Andrevis, Efqrs. be, and they are hereby appoint- receive from
ed, a Committee to receive of Caleb Harris, Efq; the ^''f'"*' ""^
late Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and prefent cierfc
General Seffions of the Peace, within and for the County °^ ^^^ inferi-
of Providence, the Books of Record, Files of Papers, ^^'^^"^''
Seal, and all other Things belonging to that Office, and the SeaJ, Re-
deliver them to Caleb Greene, Efq; the prefent Clerk, 'o"*".**:.
giving and taking Receipts for the fame : And that they
make Report to this Aflembly at the next Seffion.
The Attornies having been obliged to attend this Af- Time for fii-
fembly conftantly, during the prefent Seffion, It is there- >agD<ciara-
fore Voted and Refolved,ThztTv/o Days longer than the Su'tt^-
ufual Time be allowed to file Declarations to the next ened.
Inferior Court, to be holden in the County of Newport :
And that the Thurfday before the Court be the laft Day
of filing Anfwcrs to faid Court.
£ Whereas
1 8 May^ '^77^-
O. Arnold'^ Whereas Mrs. Elizabeth ylrnold, Widow of Olivir
ed^ "r.'ze* -Arnold, Efq; late Attorney-General of this Colony, ex-
hibited unto this Aflembly an Account, charged againft
the Colony, for his Fees upon feveral Indidments found
by the Grand Jurors, at the Courts m the Counties of
Providence, Kings-County, and Kent : And the faid Ac-
count being duly examined, It ;r Voted and Refohed,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that
Twenty-fix Pounds, lawful Money, being the A-
mount thereof, be paid the faid Elizabeth Arnold, out
of the General Treafury.
Atiorniesap- ^^ '^ Foted and Re/ohed, That jfofeph /Jplin and Wil-
poinied to Ham Brooks Simpfon, Efqrs. be, and they are hereby, ap-
Suhbfoii"hl^ pointed, to defend the Adion brought by the Town of
by SmiihjieU. Smtthfield, againft the General Treafurer, at Providence,
December Term, A. D. 1771} which Adion now
flands continued to Junr Term next, at faid Provi-
dence.
7. Honyman Whercas Javies Honyman, Efq; exhibited unto this
allowed j{;. 7. Aflembly an Account, by him charged againft the Co-
lony, for his Fees (as Kings-Attorney, fpecially appoint-
ed by the Court) upon feveral Indidments, found by
the Grand Jurors, at the Courts held in the Counties of
Newport and Kings-County : And the faid Account be-
ing duly examined, // is Foted and Refohed, That the
fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Seven Founds,
lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the
faid James Honyman, out of the General Treafury.
The Gov ! It IS Voted and Refohed, That there be allowed and
)owed ^. 30, paid, out of the General Treafury, to his Honour the
and the Dep. Govemor, the Sum of Thirty Pounds, lawful Money,
"^•^'S- 2,-,j (Q his Honour the Deputy-Governor, the Sum of
Fifteen Pounds, lawful Money, for their Salaries and
extraordinary Services, the laft Year.
Gen. Trea- ^^ '^ Voted and Refohed, That the General Treafurer
[urertogivc receive all fuch Old Tenor Bills of Credit, as {hall be
brought to him before the next SefTion of this Aflembly,
and give his Notes therefor.
It
Notes for
Old Tenor
May^ ij^ji. 19
It is Voted and Refohid^ That the Sum of Five r. G«rg? al-
Pounds, lawful Money, be allowed and paid, out qO^'*'^^ ^' '^'
the General Treafury, unto Thomas George, Captain of
Tori George, for his Salary for the Year paft.
ll is Voted and Refohid, That the Draught of a Let- . ^^^^
ter to Adnniral Montagu be approved : That his Honour mirai Mtma-
the Governor be, and hereby is requeued to tranfmit ^«< app'oved.
the fame to the Admiral; and alfo to tranfmit to
the Secretary of State, as foon as may be, a Narrative
containing all the Proceedings referred to in the faid Let-
ter, together with a Copy of the Admiral's Letter, and
the faid Anfwer ; and to lay a Copy thereof before this
Aifembly at the r\ext Sefiion.
It is Voted and Refolved, That Mr. Oliver Ring War-
ner be, and he is hereby appointed, a Committee-Man, Com. to re-
in the Room of Mr. Thomas Freebody, for repairing the vvhVrf at
V/hurf it Goat-J/land : That the Committee immedi- Gw/-j^a»</.
ately repair faid Wharf fufficiently, and be, and hereby
are, empowered to draw Money out of the General
Treafury to effcd the fame : And that all the Soldiers, in
Pay at the Fort, be employed in the Work, as the Com-
mittee fliall think proper.
Whereas Mr. Jeremiah jllbro. Keeper of his Maje-
fly's Gaol in the County of /f/«^'j County, exhibited un- •^{,'^^^7
to this Affembly an Account, by him charged againft jr. i ^ o
the Colony, for the Maintenance of divers poor Prifon-
ers, committed at the King's Suit : And the faid Ac-
count being duly examined. It is Voted and Refolved,
That the fame be, and hereby is, allowed ; and that
One Pound, Five Shillings, lawful Money, being the
Amount thereof, be paid the faid Jeremiah ^Ibro, out of
the General Treafury.
Whereas Mr., iSo/oOTow Southwick exhibited unto this 5 .j^,,^^,;^
Affembly anAccount, by him charged againfl the Colony, allowed
for printing the Proceedings of this Affembly, for in- ^" '^ * ''^
fcrting divers Adts in the Newport Mercury, for fu'r-
nifhing Paper for a Book of Records, for the Clerk of the
Inferior Court of Brijiol, &c. And the faid Account be-
ing
20
"J. Sheffield
allowed
/;. o I2«.
D. ff". Hoo-
key allowed
I- i H 3i
May^ 1772.
ing duly examined, // is Voted and Re/ohed, That the
lame be, and hereby is, allowed j and that Sixteen Pounds,
Two Shillings, and One Penny Half Penny, being the
Amount thereof, be paid the faid Solomon Southwick, out
of the General Treafury.
Whereas Mr. Jeremiah Sheffield exhibited unto this
Aflembly an Account, by him charged againft the Co-
lony, for making a Coffin for Cafar, a Negro, execut-
ed at South- Kingftown : And the faid Account being du-
ly examined, // is Voted and Re/ohed, That the lame be,
and hereby is allowed, and that Twelve Shillings, law-
ful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid
Jeremiah Sheffield, out of the General Treafury.
Whereas Mr. Daniel JV. Hookey exhibited unto this
Aflembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colo-
ny, for attending as One of the Guard ot Sarah Crandall,
&c.And the faid Account being duly examined,// is Voted
and Refblved, That Three Pounds, Fourteen Shillings
and Three Pence, Three Farthings, lawful Money, being
the Amount thereof, be allowed and paid the faid Daniel
fV. Hookey, out of the General Treafury.
The Time Jt is Voted and Refohed, That Sixty Days longer be
for paying in allowed the Colledlors of the fevcral Towns, in this Co-
longed.* ^"^ lony, to colled and pay in the Tax aflefled in Auguft
laft : That they pay Intcreft for fuch Sums as are now
unpaid, from the firft Day of May Inftant, until the
Day the Money Ihall be paid into the General Treafury :
And that the General Trcafurer be, and hereby is, direct-
ed, after the Expiration of the faid Sixty Days, to iflue
Executions againft the fevcral Colle<5tor$, who fliall not
at that Time pay in the fevcral Sums, which they are to
' colledl.
Individuals
to pay Inter-
eft.
And It is further Voted and Refohed, That the fevc-
ral Colledors of Taxes, within this Colony, be, and
they are hereby, empowered to collcdl lotereft for all
the Taxes now unpaid, from the Individuals who have
not paid the fame.
//
Maj/y 1772. 21
It.is Voted and Refohed, That for the future the Se- Schedules to
cretary furnifh the refpedtive Clerks of the Superior and* clerks of the
Inferior Courts, in this Colony, with the Schedules, con- Superior and
taining the Ads and Orders of this Affembly. [e™
Whereas Mr. U^illiam Crojing, jun. exhibited unto j^. Creffing,
this Aflcmbly an Account, by him charged againft the J""- »''ow«<*
Colony, for attending as One of the Guard upon Sarah *•• 3 ° 9-
Crandall, .&c. And the faid Account being duly examin-
ed, It is Voted and Refohed, That Three Pounds and
Nine Pence, lawful Money, thereof, be allowed and paid
the faid tVilliam Crojing, jun. out of the General Trea-
fury.
Whereas Mr. Daniel Dunbam,]\xn. exhibited unto this d. Dunham,
Aflcmbly an Account, by him charged againft the Co- JIJ''- allowed
lony, for attending as one of the Guard of Sarah Cran- ^* * ^ *
dal/, &CC. And the faid Account being duly examined. It
is Voted and Refohed, That Two Pounds, Nine Shillings,
and Six Pence, lawful Money, thereof, be allowed and paid
the faid Daniel Dunham ^ out of the General Trcafury.
Whereas Mr. Ebenezer Davenport exhibited unto this ^ Daventort
Aflembly an Account, by him charged againft the Co- allowed
lony, for attending as One of the Guard upon Sarah ^-060.
Crandall : And the iaid Account being duly examined,
It is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby
is allowed, and that Six Shillings, lawful Money, being
the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Ebenezer Daven-
port, out of the General Treafury.
It is Voted and Refohed, That the Secretary of the The Keeper
Colony iffue Citations to the Keeper of the Grand Com- °^^« 9'*^^
mittee's Office, and to all Perfons employed in the feve- offic^and o-
ral Counties by him, to deliver tathe Perfons appointed thers, to give
in the Counties, by the Colony, all the Papers belonging *"thj gd"
to the feveral Counties : That the feveral Officers take ny's Mort-
Charge of all the Bufinefs already commenced : And ?*K", and
that the Keeper of the Grand Committee's Office, toge- "***' *""•
gether with George Taylor, Hezektah Babcock, Jofab
Finney, and Thomas Aldricb, the Perfons who have been
euiployed in the Colony's Service, by the Keeper of the
F Grand
22
May^ 1772-
Town of
Nrw-Shore-
ham to be
cited to ap<
pear at next
Sefilon.
J. Helme and
Ji. Rehin/on
allowed
jf. I 16 o
Grand Committee's Office, and Daniel Rodman^ be cit-
ed by the Secretary, to be and appear before this A flem-
bly at the next Scffion ; and to come prepared with the
whole Accounts of all their Tranfaiflions relative to the
Colony's Mortgages and Bonds, and all the Monies they
have collc<5ted, and an Account in whofc Hands the Re-
mainder lies, which is not colledled.
Whereas Complaint hath frequently been made to this
Aflembly, That, through the Combination of the Inha-
bitants of the Ifland oi New-Sborebam, no Writ of Mefne
Procefs or Execution can be ferved upon any of the faid
Inhabitants, who do thereby, in a great Meafuxe, evade
Juftice : For Remedy whereof, this Aflembly have
thought proper, that fomc more efifedual Laws, than are
now in Force, be made, particularly for the Inhabitants
of faid Ifland ; And that the faid Town may have a full
hearing, before any fuch Laws be made. It is Voted and
Refohedy That the Clerk of the Lower Houie be, and
he is hereby, diredcd to ifTue forth a Notification to the
Inhabitants of the faid Ifland o( NeW'Shorebaffiy to ap-
pear before this AflTembly, at the nextSeffion, to beheld
by Adjournment, at Newport, on the Third Monday in
jugu/l next, to (hew Caufe, if any they have, why
more cfFedlual Laws fliould not be made, particularly
for the Inhabitants of New-Shoreham, for bringing them
to Juftice.
Whereas James Helme, and Rowland Robinfon, Efqrs.
exhibited unto this Afliembly an Account, by them
charged againft the Colony, for fecuring the Screws and
Prefles of Samuel Cafey, and Samuel Wtllfony for the Ufe
of the Colony, for making a Journey to Richmond, to
view William Reynolds % Eftate, for taking Pofl*efIion of
Willfons Land, and releafing him from Gaol : And the
faid Account being duly examined, It is Voted and Re-
folved. That the fame be, and is hereby allowed ; and
that One Pound, Sixteen Shillings, lawful Money, be-
ing the Amount thereof, be paid the faid James Helme,
and Rowland Robin/on, Efqrs. out of the General Trca-
fury.
It
May^ 1772,. 23
// ii Voted and Refohed, That all Bufinefs lying be- Adjournment
fore this Affembly, unfinifhed, be, and the lame is hereby
referred unto the next Seflion : That the Secretary pub-
lifti the Adls and Orders, now made and paffed, by Beat of
Drum, in the Town of Newport, in Ten Days after the
Rifing of this Affembly, and within Thirty fend Copies
thereof to the Sheriff of each County, by him to be delivered
to the Clerk of each Tpwn belonging to the County : And
that this Affembly be, and hereby is, adjourned until the
third Monday in Auguji next, then to meet at Newport.
GOD fave the KIN G.
Publijhed according to Order, on Monday the i^th of
May, A' D. 1772, by
HENRY WARD, Sec'ry.
A TRUE Copy duly examined :
WITNESS
^::^t^^P7^y y ^^y^^^'^'^
^|^-^-^••a■^4-^4•6^b•5-l!^•*■^|«■^-li^-6^H^•^?^
NEWPORT: Printed by Solomon Southwicky
Printer to the Honorable General Assembly.
Jugufty 1772..
^5
AT the General Assembly of the Governor and
Company of the EngliJJj Colony of Rhode- IJJand,
and Providence Plantations in New-England^ in
America ; begun and holden by Adjournment, at
Newport^ within and for the Colony aforefaid, on
the Third Monday in Augujl, in the Year of our
Lord One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Seventy-
two, and Twelfth of the Reign of His Moft Sacred
Majelty, GEORGE tlie Third, by the Grace of
GOD, King of Great-Britain^ and fo forth.
R
The Honorable
N T,
Jpfeph Wanton^ Efq; Governor,
The Honorable
Darius Sejfions^ Efq; Deputy-Governor,
Samuel Dyre, Efq;
> Afliftants.
James Barker, Efq;
Solomon Drown, Efq;
David Harris, Efq;
John Almy, Efq;
Thomas Wickes, E(q;
Jonathan Randall, Efq;
John Congdon, Efq;
Rowland Robinson, Efq;
William Richmond, Efq;
The SECRETARY.
DEPUTIES
26
Auguft, 1772.
DEPUTIES from the fcveral TOWNS.
The Honorable Metcalf Bowler, Ejq\ Speaker.
NEWPORT:
Thomas Cranfton, Efq\
Mr^ John Wanton, (Son of Gideon)
George Hazard, Efq;
Jofeph Wanton, jun. Efq;
Mr. Ohver R. Warner,
Mr. Thomas Freebody.
Providence :
Stephen Hopkins, Efq\
Thomas Greene, Efq-.,
Mr. Benjamin Man,
Mr. John Jenckcs.
Portsmouth :
Mr. Speaker,
John Jepfon, Efq-,
Mr. Jofeph Cundall,
Mr. Jonathan Brownell.
Warwick. :
Mr. Jacob Greene,
Mr. Chriftopher Greene.
Westerly :
Mr. Janles Rhodes,
Mr. Phinehas C|larke.
New-Shoreham :
Ab: John Sands.
North Kingstown :
Peter Phillips, Efq;
John Northup, Efq.
SouthKingstown :
John Rofe, Efq\
Mr. Samuel Babcock.
East-Greenwich :
Sylvcfter Sweet, Efq;
Thomas Tillinghaft, Efq.
Jamestown :
Mr. John Gardner,
Mr. Samuel Slocum.
Smithfield :
Samuel Winfor, Efq;
Welcome' Arnold, Efq.
Scituate :
Ezekiel Cornell, Efq;
Mr. Rufus Hopkins.
Gloucester :
Abraham Waterman, Efq;
Mr. Thomas Wood. f
JosiAS Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of the Lower-Houft.
Charlestown :
Mr. Samuel Kinyon,
Benjamin Hoxfie, juri. Efq.
West Greenwich :
William Nichols, Efqi
Mr. Thomas Gorton.
Coventry r
Mr. Nathaniel Greene,
Ichabod Bowen, Efq.
Exeter :
Jeffery Wilcox, Efq.
Middletown :
Mr. Jofliua Barker,
Mr. Ifaac Smith.
Bristol :
William Bradford, Efq.
Tiverton :
Edward Gray, Efq;
Mr. Oliver Cooke.
Little-Compton :
Thomas Church, Efq^
Mr. George Pearce.
Warren :
Sylvcfter Child, Efq;
Nathan Miller, Efq.
Cumberland;
John Dexter, Efq;
Jofeph Brown, Efq.
ij5 Richmond :
'■ Edward Perry, Efq;
Robert Stanton, Efq.
|i* Cranston :
^'- William Dexter, Efq.
Hopkinton :
Thomas Wells, jun. Efq;
Capt. Abel Tanner.
Johnston :
Peleg Williams, Efq;
Edward Fenner, Efq.
North Providence ;
Capt. Efeck Hopkins,
Jonathan Jenckes. jun. Efq.
Barrington :
Nathanier Martin, Efq;
Mr. James Brown.
Auguft, 1772. 27
WHereas divers Inhabitants of the Town o^Newport Lottery
preferred a Petition, and reprcfented unto this Af- fomp'eieihe
fembly, That at the Seflion of this AflTembly, held in Febru- paving of
an, A. D. 1768, a Lottery was grahted to raife the Sum of K-'nf Street,
roc Dollars, to be applied towards the paving or King-
Street, in Newport aforefaid : That the Diredlors have ac-
cordingly railed the faid Sum, but find it infufficient for
that Purpofe, owing to the Situation of the Street, which
rendered the making a large common Sewer neceflary ;
the Charge whereof was much greater than it was efti-
mated at : And that the finifhing the faid Street, upon the
Plan propofed, will not only make it very elegant, but ex-
tremely ufeful to the Inhabitants of the faid Town in ge-
neral : And thereupon prayed this Aflembly to enable
them to raife a further Sum of Money, fufficient to com-
plete the paving and other neceflary Repairs of the faid
Street, by a Lottery, to confift of One or more Clafles, as
the Diredtors fhall think moft prudent : That the prefent
Diredors may be continued, and empowered to perform
the faid Bufinefs : And that if any of them (hall refufe,
the Town of Newport may appoint One or more Direc-
tors in his or their Stead, refufing j the Pcrfon or Perfons
fo to be- appointed giving Bond in the ufual Manner :
On Confideration whereof,
BE it EnaSied by this General Ajjembly, and, by the Au-
thcrity thereof. It h EnaSied, That the aforefaid Petition
be, and the fame is hereby, granted, under the ufual Re-
ftridions : Provided that the Colony incur no Expence
in Confequence thereof.
IT is Voted and Refohed, That the Secretary be, and he schedules to
is hereby, directed to procure the Schedules now lying be bound,
before this Aflembly, together with the Afts and Orders
which (hall be paffed by this Aflembly at the prefent Sef-
fion, to be bound.
IT is Voted and Refohed, That John Dexter, Efq; Mr. committee to
Oliver Ring fVarner, and Mr. Rujus Hopkins, be, and they prepare a Bill
are hereby, appointed a Committee to prepare a Bill to Q'.i'*''^^"'"
empower the feveral Town-Councils, in this Colony, to lay " '" *'''
out Drift- Ways, as well as Highways.
rr
28
Augujl^ 1772.
Committee to j^j; {^ Voted and Refolved, That 7ltomas fVukes, Efc\;
LT^ing'^ George Hazard, Elq-, and the Honorable Stephen Hopkins,
Tax. Efq; be, and they are hereby, appointed a Committee to
prepare a Bill for levying a Tax upon the Inhabitants of
this Colony.
prepare a Bill ^^ " Voted and Refolved, That John Jepfon, Efq; and
fordeitroying Mr. ^ohn Jenckes, be, and they are hereby, appointed a
Buiibes^' Committee to prepare a Bill for deftroying Barberry Bufhes
throughout this Colony.
Lottery
granted to
repair the
Bridge near
Furnace
Unity.
G. Waift-
ivccd natu-
ralized.
Wht-Rz AS John Dexter, and Jcfepb Brown, Efquires,
Deputies from the Town vi Cumberland, preferred a Peti-
tion, and rcprefented unto this Afiembly, That the Bridge
built over Pawtucket River, between the Towns o^Smitb-
Jieldsind Cumberland, aforefaid, near the Furnace Unit)\ fo
called, which was Firft built by Lottery, hath, by Length
of Time, and tlic great Floods in the laid River, during
the laft Winter, become almoft impaffable, and.unlefs re-
paired, will very foon become ulelefs : And thereupon
prayed this Adembly to grant them another Lottery to
raife the Sum of Forty Pounds, lawful Money, to repair
the laid Bridge : And that Abner Lapham, E(q; and Capt.
'^ohn Fijk, of faid Cumberland, may be appointed Mana-
gers theieof :
On Confideration whereof,
BE it EnaSfed by thii General .^fjembly, and by the Autho-
rity cj the fame. It is Enabled, That the aforefaid Petition
be, and the fame is hereby, granted, under the ufual Re-
ftncftions : Provided that no Expence be incurred by the
Colony in Conlequence thereof.
Whereas Godjrey Wainwood, of Nenaport, in the Coun-
ty of Newport, Baker, preferred a Fetitiou, and reprefented
unto this Afleinbly, That he is a Native of the Kingdom
oiPruJ/ia, but hath for feveral Years refided in this Colo-
ny, with his Family, and acquired fome Eftate therein :
And therefore prayed this AfTembly to pafs an Aft of Na-
turalization in his favour :
. On Confideration whereof,
BE it Ena6ied by thii General Afjembly, and, by the Au-
thority
Auguft^ I'TT^, 29
thorite thereof. It is Enabled, That the aforefaid Petition
be granted : And that the faid Godfrey tVainwood, be,
and he is hereby, naturalized, and forever hereafter
(hall be adjudged, deemed, and taken to be naturalized,
to all Intents and Purpofes, and hereby is rendered equal,
in every refpeft, to a freeborn Subjedt of this Colony :
Provided he take the proper Oaihs.
LotMry
Whereas divers of the Inhabitants of the Town of granted for
Barrington preferred a Petition, and reprefented unto this p^^""^,**
Aflbmbly, That the Congregational Meeting-Houfe in faid onal M«t-
Town is very much out of Repair : That the laying out ing-Houfe ia
Three Roads, One to the Southward, and Two to the Bynng^".
Weftward of the faid Meeting-Houfe, will greatly accom-
modate the Inhabitants and Travellers towards Fuller % Fer-
ry, and the Meeting-Houfe : And that their Circumftan-
ces are fuch they cannot effedl the fame, without the Inter-
pofition of this Aflembly : And therefore prayed this Af-
fembly to grant them a Lottery, upon fuch Scheme as the
Managers fhall think proper, to raife the Sum of One
Hundred and Sixty-five Pounds, lawful Money ; One
Hundred and Ten Pounds, thereof to be appropriated
towards repairing the faid Meeting-Houfe, and the Re-
mainder towards opening or laying out the faid Highways :
And that James Brown, Jojiab Humphry, Nathaniel Mar-
tin, Samuel Allen, and Edward Bo/worth, Efquires, may be
appointed Managers of the faid Lottery :
On Confideration whereof,
BE it EnaSfedby this General Ajfembly, and, by the Au-
ihority thereof. It is EnaSled, That the aforefaid Petition
be, and the fame is hereby, granted, under the ufual Rc-
ftridlions : Provided that no Expence be brought upon the
Colony thereby.
Whereas the Honorable Darius Sefjions^ Efq; exhibit- Deputy Go-
ed unto this Aflembly an Account, by him charged againft vemorallow-
the Colony, for the Expences he was at in going ''' p 9- ' •
to Pawtuxet, and taking Evidences refpeding the Lofs of ^* ^*
His Majefty's Schooner Gafpee j for Cafli paid for vidual-
ling while on Shore, and carrying on Board the Beaver^
the People belonging to faid Schooner, and Provifions du-
ring their Paflage ; for Cafh paid for the Hire and Expen-
B ces
30 ^^mfty 1772..
ces of an Exprefs fent to Newport, to his Honor the Go-
vernor, with an Account of the laid Affair, and Copies
of the Depofitions ; and for Cafh paid for defraying the
Charge of taking up, and fecuring, fundry Stores belong-
ing to the faid Schooner : And the faid Account being du
ly examined, It is Voted and Refohedy That the fame be
and hereby is, allowed ; and that Nine Pounds, One Shi)
ling, and Nine Pence, Half-penny, lawful Money, being
the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Darius Sefions oat of
the General Trcafury.
S.AhornzX. Whereas Mr. Samuel Aiorn exhibited unto this Af-
'T*f ^ " ^'^™'^'y 2" Account, by him charged againft the Colony, for
the Expences of taking up, and fecuring, the Anchors,
Guns, and other Stores of His Majefty's Schooner, the Gaf~
pee, &c. And the (aid Account being duly examined, It
is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is,
allowed ; and that Eleven Pounds, Eighteen Shillings, and
Two Pence, Half-penny, lawful Money, being the Balance
thereof, be paid the faici Samuel Ahorn, out of the General
Trcafury.
or's Proceed- Where AS his Honor the Govei'nor hath laid before this
ingsrefpcfting Aflcmbly a fuU and particular Narrative ot the Meafures
the Gafpef, " ^^ '^^^^ purfued in Confequence of the burning of His Ma-
approved, jefty's Schooner, the Gafpee ; and of the Steps he hath ta-
ken to difcover the Perpetrators of that atrocious Piece of
Villany :
Upon due Confideration whereof,
W is Voted and Refohed, That the whole of his Honor's
Proceedings be approved ; and that his Honor be, and he
is hereby, requefted to tranfmit a Copy thereof to the A-
gent of the Colony, in Great-Britain ; and to purfuc fuch
furrfier Meafures refpeding the faid Affair, during the Re-
ccfs of the General Affembly, as {hall appear neceffary.
The Reward
ofler'd in the And whcrcas his Honor ilTued a Proclamation, promi-
fote'^id'"' ^°8 ^ Reward of One Hundred Pounds, Sterling, to any
out of the Perfon or Perfons who fhall difcover thePerfons guilty of the
General faid Crime : // is therefore further Voted and Refohed, That
''* "^" thi^Aflembly will makeProvifion for paying the abovemen-
tioned
Juguft, 1772. 31
tioned Reward, in Cafe any Perfon or Pcrfons fhall be en-
titled thereto. , , . r. . No Copies of
AND it is further Voted and Refohed, That no Copies the Procecd-
of Letters, or other Proceedings, relating to the abovemen- jpe^* tobc de-
tioned Affair, be delivered out by the Secretary to any Per-
fon or Perfons whomfoever.
IT is Voted and Refohed, That the Letter from his Ho- or'sYetter'to
nor the Governor, to the Right Honorable the Earl of Lord wifio-
Hilllborough, of the 20th of May laft, containing a Nar- \'^l^' 'PP'°-
rative of the Proceedings refpeding his Honor's calling
Lieutenant Dudingston before him, &;c. be, and the fame
is hereby, approved.
Whereas ^ofeph Rhodes, oiCranJion, Cooper, hath in inquire re-
his Hands the Sum of Seventy-nine Dollars, belonging to fpefting Mo-
Lieutenant Dudingston, which he refufeth to deliver : // HgnT/of*
is therefore Voted and Refohed, That his Honor the Depu- 7. RboJa,
ty-Governor, and the Honorable Stephen Hopkins, Efq; be, ^x'ong'og w
and they are hereby, requeued aind empowered to make , ' ",^.
Inquiry into that Affair, and to fettle all Differences be-
tween the Parties : And that if the faid Rhodes will not
comply therewith, they zdv'ik iix^ Dudingston to the pro-
per Method for obtaining his Right. ^
It it Voted and Refohed, That James Brown, jun. Efq; jun. appoint-
be, and he is hereby, chofen and appointed a Jufliceof the '^ ajuttice
Peace for the Town of Barrington, in Addition to thofe °l ^s^'q^h,
already chofen. PtMamz
AND It is further Voted and Refohed, That George ]^^"^^°'
Hazard Peckham, Efq; be, and he is hereby, chofen and " '
appointed a Juftice of the Peace for the Town oi Newport,
in Addition to thofe already chofen.
Whereas Mt. Daniel Dunham, jun. exhibited unto z>.D«»A«n,
this AfTembly an Account, by him charged againft the J^"j*i*°*«''
Colony, for apprehending, committing, and attending up-
on the Examination of, Robert Clark, and others, accufed
of Theft and Robbery : And the faid Account being duly
examined, It Voted and Refohed, That One Pound, Eigh-
teen Shillings, and Three Pence, lawful Money, being Part
thereof, be allowed and paid the faid Daniel Dunham, ]un.
cut of the General Treafury.
Whereas Jch Bennet, Efq; George Hazard^ Efq; and
Mr.
32 ^tiguft, 1772.
Report of the Mr. William Ellery, who were appointed a Committee to
S»tbe"e- audit the Accounts of Henry Ward, Efq; with the Colony,
cret»ry'» Ac- prefcnted unto this Aflcmbly a State of his Account, toge-
count. ji^gj. ^jjjj jj^gjj. Report thereon, and alfo an Account, by
them charged againft the Colony, as followeth, to wit :
Dr. The Colony of Rhode- IQand, and Providence Plantati-
ons, ivitb Henry Ward
To the Amount of my Ac-
count from Augujly 1762,
toAuguJiyX'jblyZi^tx he- Old Ten. L. M.
count of Particulars here-
with exhibited, ^.^\<j^ 2 2
To ditto hom Augujly 1763,
to September .y 1764, as
per ditto, 796 0 4 Z' ^ 4 't
To ditto from September^
I yt/^i\je>Septembery 1 765,
as per ditto, 103 17 9^
To ditto, from September^
1 765,10 September y 1 766,
as per ditto, 60 511
To ditto from SeptembtTy
1766, \o Augujly 1767,
as per ditto, 92 16 10^
To ditto from Augujly lytj,
\o September yiybi, as per
ditto, 61 6 6
To ditto from Sept. ij6S,
to September y 1769, as per
ditto, 98 2 77
To ditto from September,
1 769, to September y 1 770,
as per ditto, 63 i r 2^
To ditto from September y
J 770, to Augujly 1 77 1,
as per ditto, 59 17 104
To ditto from Augujly
1771, to this Day, as
per ditto, 39 410
£.2987 2 6 ^.627 7 8f
Creditor.
Juguft, 1772. 33
Creditor.
1762, J By the old Colony Seal, Old. Ten. L. M.
0<J?. J broke and fold to y.
Otis, j^. 17 10 o
1 763, 7 By Carti received of the
Aug. 3 General Treafurer at
different Times, 2535 i 3
'4/^'}^y^'"°'>^"'^'^ 9 6 434 1 1 3
'/,^/;} By ditto, 1947 14 5
1766, 7 By Balance due to
Feb. \ the Colony as a
Commiflioner at
New-Tork,
C^3
13
6
Sept. By Cafti recei-
ved of the Gene-
ral Treafurer at
different Times, 1 574 1 1 0
^. 5140 14 II
^.5140 14 II Old Tenor, is equal to
192
'5
7
1767, Sept. By ditto,
1768, Sept. By ditto,
1769, Sept. By ditto,
1770, Sept. By ditto,
1 77 1, Aug. By ditto,
1772, Aug. By ditto.
Balance due to Henry JVard,
46
17
II
II
29
32
272
5
H
I
5
4
»3
I
6*
2
10
31
^.2987 2 6 ^.627 7 Sj.
Newport, Auguft 15/16,1772.
Errors excepted,
per Henry Ward.
We the Subfcribers being appointed, by the General Af-
fembly, a Committee to audit the Accounts oi Henry Ward^
C Efqj
34 Juguft, 1772.
Efq; Secretary, with the Colony, do report, that we have
carefully examined the fame, and do find the Balance of
Two Huadred and Seventy-Two Pounds, Thirteen Shil-
lings, and Three Pence Half-penny, lawful Money of this
Colony, due to him thereon, as appears by the aforegoing
State of his Account..
We fubmit this Report to the Honorable General Af-
fembly ; and are their moft humble Servants,
Job Bennet,
Newport y Auguft lytb, 1772. George Hazard,
William Ellery.
Colony of Rhode-IJland, &c. Dr. to Job Bennett George
Hazard, and IViUiam Ellery,
For our Service in auditing the above Ac-
count, One Day each, at 6/ per Day, ^. o 18 o
lowed ,^.272 And the Premises being duly confidered, It is Voted and
'J 3t- Refolved, That the aforelaid Report be accepted : That
Two Hundred and Seventy-two Pounds, Thirteen Shillings
and Three Pence Half-penny, lawful Moaey, being the
~ , D Balance of the faid Account, be paid the faid Henry
Job Jiennit, r \ r> »i-r-r aii ts- t
G. Hazard Word, out of the General Trealury : And that Eigh-
^'"' if^' ^1''' ^^^" Shillings, lawful Money, being the Amount of
2^. o iTo. the Account of the Committee, be paid the faid Job Bennef,
George Hazard, and fVilliam Ellery, out of the General
Treafury.
Colony's Ex. Whereas William Haile, of Warren, in the County of
ecutions a- . . , . '
gainft mi- Bri/Iol, preferred a Petition, and reprefented unto this Af-
iiam Hmie fembly. That at the Inferior Court held at Brijlol, in July,
'<= "8« ■ A. D. 1 77 J, Two Judgments were obtained againft him,
at the Suit of the Colony, upon Bonds by him given for
Loan Money : And that by various Misfortunes he is be-
come fo poor that he is unable to pay any Part thereof:
And therefore the faid William Haile prayed this Aflem-
bly that the Executions, on the faid Judgments, may be
annulled : And the faid Petition being duly confidered, //
is
Augufl, 1772. 35
h Voted and Refohtd, That the faid William Haile be, and
he is hereby, difcharged from the faid Executions.
Whereas Mr. George Lawton, Keeper of His Majcfty's Giorge Law
Gaol in the County of Newport, exhibited unto this Af- "£ ^"°*''^
fembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony,
for the Maintenance and Prifon Fees of divers poor Prifon-
crs at the King's Suit : And the faid Account being du-
ly examined, It is Voted and Re/ohed, That the fame be,
and hereby is, allowed ; and that Four Pounds, Eighteen
Shillings and Three Pence, lawful Money, being the A-
mount thereof, be paid the faid George Lawton, out of the
General Treafury.
IT is Voted and Refohed, That the following Officers be, q^^^^^ (^^
and they are hereby, chofen and appointed to command the the ;d Com-
Third Company of Militia, or Trained-Band, in the Town f.^py.°^Jf'-
ot Gloucejter, to ivit : apr.
Aaron Lewis, Captain,
Abraham Winjor, Lieutenant,
"Elijha Brown, Enfign.
¥t is Voted and Refohed, That the Executions, ifTued Executions
by the General'Treafurer, againft the feveral CoUedors (ii^QQ^^(Xoi% oi
Rates, which are returnable on the Nineteenth Inftant, be. Rates fuf-
and they arc hereby, fufpcnded until Friday, the Twenty- P«n<^«<*-
firft Inftant : And that the faid Colledors remain in Cuf-
tody until that Time.
Wnereas William Brooks Simp/on, Efq; exhibited un- ^'^^'«'» 3.
to this Aflembly an Account, by him charged againft the lowed" V i?
Colony, for his Fees, as Attorney for the Colony, in the 19 o.
Adion brought by Mr. George Scott, againft the General
Trcafurer ; and for his Time, Horfe-hire and Expences
in performing Two Journies to Bojlon, to attend upon the
faid Caufe : And the faid Account being duly examined.
It is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is,
allowed ; and that Thirteen Pounds, Nineteen Shillings,
lawful Money; being the Balance thereof, be paid the faid
IVilliam Brooks Simpfon, out of the General Treafury.
IT
36 ^uguft^ 1772.
TT li Voted and Refolved, That Three Pounds, lawful
ir. Bradford -^Q^^y^ \^ allowcd and paid oat of the General Treafury,
allowed £. 3 ^^ ^^^iii^^ Bradjord, Efq; as Counfel for the Colony, in
the Adtion brought by Mr. George Scott, againft the Ge-
neral Trcafurer.
f- ^"^^"^'i Whereas Mr. Solomon Southwick exhibited unto this
\oV Aflembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colo-
ny, for printing the A(fts and Orders of this Aflembly,
pafled in May laft ; for printing a Proclamation, Treafu-
rers Warrants, &c. And the faid Account being duly ex-
amined, // is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be, and
hereby is, allowed ; and that Eight Pounds, Ten Shil-
lings, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid
the faid Solomon Southwick, out of the General Treafury.
J. Jiffin, S. Whereas Meflrs. 'Jonathan Jeffers, Samuel Brown, and
Breiu», and John Simpfon, exhibited unto this Aflembly an Account,
2iowed'T^2 by them charged againft the Colony, for fwecping and
5 o. cleaning the Court-Houfe in Newport, and fawing Wood
for the U(c of the Courts, from June, A. D, 1 77 1 , to June,
A. D. 1772 : And the faid Account being duly examin-
ed. It is Voted aid Refohed, That the fame be, and here-
by is, allowed ; and that Two Pounds, Five Shillings,
lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid
"Jonathan Jeffers, Samuel Brown, and "John Simpjon^ out of
the General Treafurj*.
IT is Voted arid Refohed, That Capt. Efick Hopkins,
p°e "a B.n » Mr. Oliver R. Warner, Nathan Mtller, Efq; and the Secre-
permit ino- tary, be, and they are hereby, appointed a Committee to
cuiarion. prepare a Bill for permitting Inoculation lor the Small-Pox
in this Colony j and that they prcfent the fame to this Af-
fembly as foon as conveniently may be.
Com. » au- ^'^ '^ ^'^^^^ '^"^ Refohed, That John Jepfon; Efq; be,
dit the Ac- and he is hereby, appointed (in the Room of Daniel Ay-
countsof G. rault, Erq;deceafed) One of the Committee, to join with
j'lini^tt. PttulTew, Efq; and Mr. Edward Thurjion, ]an, to audit
the Accounts of George Brown, and John Andrews, Efqrs.
with
Auguft, 1772. 37
with the Colony : And that the faid Committee make Re-
port to this Affembly at the next Seflion.
n is Voted and Refohed, That the Speaker of the Low- JX^thTa?-
er Houfe, George Hazard, Efq; Thomas Greene, Efq; the counts of the
Honorable Stephen Hopkins, ECq; and >/^ Bennei, Efq; be, ^"/^P^/com-
and they, or the major Part of them, are hereby, appointed mittee's Of-
a Committee to audit the Accounts of Edward Ihurjlon, fice.
Efq; Keeper of the Grand-Committee's Office, from the
Time of his Firft Appointment to that Office : And that
the faid Committee make Report to this Affembly at the
next Seffion.
Whereas Meffrs. "John Greene and Company, and Lottery
Griffin Greene, all of Coventry, and Nathaniel Greene, and granted to
Company, preferred a Petition, and reprefentcd unto this ■{'^"^^{gj"'
Affembly, that on the Night of the 17th Inftant, the to raife 250
Buildings of the Forge, in faid Coventry, of which they Dollars.
wereOwners.were entirely confumed by Fire : That theLois
is fo great that they cannot repair it without Affiftance :
That fome of them are confiderably indebted, have increa-
fing Families to maintain, and by the faid Misfortune are
deprived of their principal Dependance : That although
they, the Petitioners, are the immediate Sufferers, yet many
others muff confequentially fhare in the Ca]amity,as a con-
fiderable Part of the Country adjacent were employed by
Means of faid Forge j which alfo furnilhed a very materi-
al and expenfive Article for Shipping : And that, if the faid
Forge be not repaired, the Anchor- Works, which ftill re-
main, will be in a Manner ufelefs : And thereupon pray-
ed this Affembly to grant them a Lottery, to raife the Sum
of Two Thoufand, Five Hundred Dollars, under the Di-
redion of Meffrs. William Greene, Chrijlopher Greene, and
Charles Holdon, they giving Bond for the faithful Perform-
ance of the faid Truft :
On Confideration whereof,
BE it Enabled by this General Affembly, and, by the Au-
thority thereof. It is EnaSied, That the aforefaid Petition Report of the
be, and the fame is hereby, granted. ^h"""'diwd
the Naval
Whereas MetcalJ Bowler, Efq; 'Job Bennet, Efq; and officer's ac-
D Mr. '°"""-
38 Auguft, 1772.
Mr. Pardon Tillinghajl, who were appointed a Commit-
tee to audit the Accounts of the Naval-Officer, prefented
unto this Aflembly a State of his Account, together with
their Report thereon ; and alfo an Account, by them
charged againft the Colony, to wit :
Dr. Light-Houfe, on Beaver-Tail, to James Clarke.
lyyi, 7 To Cafh paid Jamei Robinfo
July 17. i for 42 Gallons of Oil, at^T. 3
per Barrel, /^. 4 00
Trucking ditto, 009
Aug. 14. To ditto paid ditto, for 31 -f
Gallons of ditto, 300
Ditto paid ditto, for 40 ~ Gal-
lons, at ^. 3 6/ 4 4 10
Dittto paid for tranfporting dit-
to to Jamejiown, 008
051. To ditto paid James Robinfon,
for 32 Gallons Oil, 3 7^
Ditto paid trucking 6c tranf-
porting 3 Cafks, o 3 10
23. To ditto paid Thomas Robinfin,
for 3 If Gallons Oil, 3 ^2 o
Ditto paid tranfporting ditto, 006
JVis-y., 9. To ditto paid for 41b. Cotton-
Wick, o 10 6
10. To ditto paid James Robinfon,
for 33 i Gallons of Oil, at
jT. 3 12/ per Barrel, 3 16 7
Ditto paid trucking and tranf-
porting ditto, 008
26. To ditto paid ditto, for 38Gal-
lons Oil, at £. 3 izf. per
Barrel, 4 6 io|
Dec. 16. To ditto paid ditto, for 84 Gal-
lons ditto, at >r. 3 izf. per
Barrel, 9 14 3
1772. 7 To ditto paid ditto, for 173 t
Jan. 17. 1 Gallons Oil, 19 16 7
Ditto paid for trucking 7 Calks
of Oil, o 3 7I
Apri
Auguft, 1772. 39
Aprils). To ditto paid for mending Tin
Lanthorn, jT. o i 6
May 15. To ditto paid Jeratbmel Bow-
en, for One Year's Salary, for
keeping the Light-Houfe, due
this Day, 40 o o
Ditto paid John Gardner's Ac-
count for carting the Oil to the
Light-Houfe 440
Ditto paid for tranfporting 7
Cafks of Oil to Jamejloxcn, 048
Ditto paid for 61b. Tallow Can-
dles, 041
To my Commiflions on £. 165
i\f. lod. the Amount of the
Light- Money, at 5 per Cent, 8 5 6i
To Cafti paid John MawdJIey,
Efq; for 1 8 Squares of Glafs,
and 3 \ lb. Putty he fupplied
the Light-Houfe, September
26, 1764, and which he omit-
ted charging in his Account,
£.1^ 8 o Old Tenor, o 11 6^
£. no 10 I
To Balance due to the Light-Houfe, 55 i 9
^. 165 II 10
Creditor.
1 77 1. I By 172 Coaftcrs, from May 2,
Sept. 5. i 1771, to this Date, at 1/ bd.
Light-Money each, (^. 12 1% o
1772. 7 By 257 Coafters, from Sept. 7,
May 6. i i77i> to tJiis Day, at 2/.
Light-Money each, 25 14 o
1 77 1 . ? By Light-Money from Afoy 4,
Sept. 7. i 1771. to this Date, on fo-
reign Veflels, regiftred 3556
Tons, at zd. 29 12 8
1772.
40 Augufi^ ^11'^'
IJ72. 7 By ditto itomSept.jy ijji,
May 2. 3 to this Date, on foreign Vef-
fels, regiftred 6470 Tons,
at 3<y. £,. 80 17 6
1 77 1. ? By 2 1 Coafters put in for a Har-
5f/)^ 7. 3 bour, between May 2, and
Sept. J, lyyi^zt i/.6d. czch, i 11 6
1772. ?By 24 ditto put in for a Har-
Miy 6 3 bour, between Sept.j, 1771,
and May 6 y 1772, at 2/ 280
1771. ?By 3 foreign VeiTels put in for
Sept. 7. j a Harbour, between May 2,
1771, and Sept. 7, 1771,
regiftred 205 Tons, at 2;^. 1 14 2
1772. 7 By 17 ditto put in for a Har-
May 2. 3 bour. between Sept. ^, lyji,
and May 2, 1772, regiftred
816 Tons, at ^d- 10 4 o
By Cafh received for 2 Shot, attf. 012 o
£■ 165 II 10
Newport, Augu/l 20, 1772.
We the Subfcribers being appointed, by the Honorable
General Aflembly, at their Seflion in May laft, to audit the
Accounts of the Naval-Officer with the Col6ny for the laft
Year, do report, That we have, in Purfuance of our faid
Appointment, carefully examined and compared his feveral
Books and Vouchers, and find the Sum of Fifty-five
Pounds, One Shilling and Nine Pence, lawful Money, due
from Jamei Clarke, Naval-Officer, to the Light-Houfe, a-
grecable to the above State of his Account.
MetcalJ Bowler,
Job Bemiet,
Pardon Tillinghajl.
The Colony Dr.
To our Time in adjufting the above Ac- \ r a
count,
And
Auguft^ J7JZ, 41
And thePremifes being duly coniidered, It is Voted and ^^^'^^f 1?'
Refohed, That the aforefaid Report be accepted : That the yai officer to
Balance of the faid Account, being Fifty-five Pounds, One be paid into
Shilling and Nine Pence, lawful Money, be paid by the T.^a^uTy"'
Naval-Officer into the General Treafury : And that Eigh-
teen Shillings, lawful Money, being the Amount of the M.BcwItrj.
Account of the Committee, be paid the faid Metcalf Bow- ^'""'l^f'
ler, Job Bennett and Pardon Tillingha/l, out of the Gene- allowed £. o
ral Treafury. '^/- °-
Whereas Mr. Royzel Smith, Keeper of his Majefty's R. Smith ai-
Gaol in the County of King's- County, exhibited unto this J°*«<^^^- *
AlTembly an Account, by him charged againfl the Colo-
ny, for the Maintenance of Two poor Prifoners at the
King's Suit J and for Repairs, by him made, upon the faid
Gaol : And the faid Account being duly examined, If is
Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is, allow-
ed ; and that Two Pounds, Nineteen Shillings and a Pen-
ny, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the
laid Royzel Smith, out of the General Treafury.
AN A C T for aflefling, upon the Inhabitants of this Aft afleffing
Colony, a Rate or Tax of Twelve Thouland Pounds, a Tax.
lawful Money.
73 E it Enabled by this General A/Iembly, and, by the Au- .
■'-^ tboriiy thereof. It is hereby Enaaea, That a Rate or be levied.
Tax of Twelve Thoufand Pounds, lawful Money, (hall
be aflefled upon the Inhabitants of this Colony, to be levi- ^ ,
ed, colle(5ted, and paid into the General Treafury, on or iTnking law-
before the Firft Day of May next : Ten Thoufand Pounds ful Money
thereof to be applied towards finking the remaining Part ;„ ,'^ *"'
of the lawful Money Bills, emitted by this Colony in the 1766 and
Year 1762, and alfo the lawful Money Bills emitted in the y^j^ ^ot
Years 1766 and 1767, and the Treafurer's Notes given in the charges
Exchange for the faid Bills, and Two Thoufand Pounds to °* Govern-
defray the exigent Charges of Government. °'^'^''
AND be it further EnaSJed by the Authority of on faid,
E That
42 ^tiguft^ 1772.
Part may be That thc fevcral Colledlors of the Rate or Tax fliall re-
fui' Money ' "'^^ ^"'^^ ^^'^ ^^""^ thereof in lawful Money Bills, emit-
BiiisorTrea- ted in the Years 1762, 1766, and 1767, or the Tr6afurer's
furer'sNotcf. j^^j^g gj^^^ therefor, and One fixth Part in Gold and Sil-
ver, or, in Lieu of faid Bills and Treafurer's Notes, Gold
and Silver; upon which faid Bills and Notes, Intereft (hall
be computed and allowed to the faid Firft Day of May
next.
AND be it further Enabled hy the Authority aforefaiJ,
0 • ax /. Yjj^j jj^g Poll-Tax lliall be Six Pence for each and every
Thoufand Pounds: And that all male Perfons of Twenty-
one Years of Age and upwards, excepting fettled Mini-
fters of the Cofpel, fhall pay thePoU-Tax.
AND be it further EnaSJed by the Authority aforefaid,
went'toTe "^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ °'^ '^^^ ^^'^ ^^' ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ '* hereby,
Towns. apportioned unto and upon the feveral Towns in the fol-
lowing Manner, agreeable to the General Eflimate, "That
is to Jay :
NEWPORT fhall pay - X^. 1870 18 10
Providence., - - 713 9 o
Warwick, - - 570 4 6
Portfmoiitb, - 554 6 8
Wejlerly, - - 332 8 4
l^ew-Shoreham, - i^y g 6
North-King^owfty - 566 7 10
South-King/Iown, - Hi6 12 2
Ea/i-Greenwicb, - 287 o 8
jfame/iown, - 241 14 10
Smithfield, - 584 4 2
tScituate, - 431 i 6
Gloucejlery - 3^9 ^ 5 2
Charleftown, - 274 3 6
Wefl-Greenwichy - 203 13 6
Coventry, - 271 12 4
Exeter, - - 291 18 4
MiddletowtJi - 391 9 8
Brijolt - - 325 17 8
tiijerfoni
Augujl, 177Z. 43
'Tiverloriy
I- 427 9 6
Little-Compton,
375 2 6
Warren,
115 4 8
Cumberland^
215 18 la
Richmond^
210 10 10
Cranjiony
396 15 2
Hopkinton,
281 8 6
Johnfton,
164 I 8
Xiortb-Providence,
142 5 0
Barrington,
126 15 0
/^. 12000 o o
AND be it further EnaSted by the Authority aforefaid.
That the Town or Towns, which fhall not pay in their Delinquent
Proportion of laid Tax at the Time limited for the Pay- pa°y*"nte°eii.
ment thereof, as aforelaid, fhall pay Intereft for the Sum they
fhall be deficient, until the fame fhall be paid. And each
delinquent Town fhall be refponfible therefor, to the Ge-
neral Treafurer.
AND be it further Ena^ed by the Authority aforefaid,
That the Ailefrors or Rate-Makers fhall adefs and apportion b/ returned
the faid Rate or Tax, and return a true Bill or Lift of the to the Gene-
fame, unto the Clerk of the Town to which they refpec- "h7is"to ?f-
tively belong, within Forty Days after the Rifing of this fue his War-
Aflembly. And the faid Town Clerk is direded_, and here- "ntsforcoU
by required, to fend a Copy thereof, within Six Days from
the Time of his receiving the fame, to the General Trealu-
rer, who is hereby directed and required to iflue his Warrant
within Four Days, to the feveral Collectors of Rates or
Taxes, of the refpedive Towns, requiring them in the King's
Name, to levy, colledl, and pay unto the General Treafu-
rer, for the Time being, the feveral Sums refpedively com-
mitted to them to colleft.
AND be it further Enabled by the Authority aforefaid, Tj,e Towns
That each refpedive Town fhall pay all the Charges and to pay the
Fees that fhall accrue or arife in or upon the a/Tefling, levy- go''jfg^^".
ing and colleding it's Part of the aforefaid Rate or Tax.
AND
44 ^^g^fl-, ^77^'
¥reaw to „, "^^^ ^' ^^ >^^*^'' ^riaSfed by the Authority afore/aid,
ifl-ue Execa- That upon the Refufal or Neglediofany Town in this Co-
IteTown"'* '°"^ to affefs, levy and pay into the General Treafury, their
Treafu°rer"'of Proportion of the faid Rate or Tax, by the Time aforefaid,
the deiin- that the General Treafurer be, and he is hereby, authorized,
quentTowns. empowered and direfted to ifl'ue his Execution againft the
Town Treafurer of fuch delinquent Town, for their Pro-
portion or Deficiency of the faid Rate or Tax, immediately
after the faid Firft Day ai May next, returnable within
Thirty Days.
Town-Trea- AND be it further Enabled by the Authority aforefaid,
poweredi"t"o That the Town Treafurer of each refpedlive Town in this
fue the Bonds Colony be, and he is hereby, ^authorized and empowered to
f^o"rs''^at'°'' ^"^ °^* ^"'^ profecute the Bond or, Security that fhall be by
Special him taken from the Colledlor of faid Rate or Tax, to a
Courts. Special Inferior Court in the County where fuch Bond or
Security fhall be fo taken. And fuch Special Court fhall be
convened, have the fame Power, and take the fame FeeS; as
Special Courts have heretofore had in this Colony. And
the Judgment of fuch Special Court fliall be final.
Town Clerks Al^D be it further EnaSJed by the Authority aforefaid,
to return the I'jjjj jj^g Town-Clerks of the rcfpedtive Towns in this Co-
Town^Trea- lony be, and they are hereby, required to fend the Names
furers and of the Town Treafurer and Colledlor of Rates- of their re-
Rat'lf to'thl <p€(^ive Towns, to the General Treafurer at the fame Time
General they fend a Copy of the Rate-Lift.
' Treafurer.
Secretary to i » i 7 • y •
tranfmit a AND be it further Ena£led by the Authority aforefaid.
Aft 10**^?" '^^^^ ^^^ Secretary be, and he is hereby, direded to fend
feveral Copies of this Adl to each and every Town Treafurer in this
Towns, Colony, within Ten Days after the Rifing of this Afifembly,
to be by him delivered immediately to the AflefTors or Rate-
Makers of his Town. And the feveral Colledors of Taxes
are hereby required to ufe all Diligence in collefling, and
paying the fame into the General Treafury, before or at the
Time limited in this Aft.
I
Auguft, 1772. 45
/ do SJJtnt Jirom the Vote concurring with the Lower o^j^^
Houfe in faffing the fwegoiag ui^i protX
Becaufe there art palp^le Errors in tbeEflimateRoIh^wbicb
ought to be amendid before any Tax be apportioned^ fever al tf
•u/bicb are Jet forth in a Petition from the town of Middle-
town, iBbicb it now lodged in tie Lower Houfe.
Jaoaes Barker.
Whereas Beriab Brawat Efq; prefented unto this AS- Report oi the
fcmbly the following Report, to wit : Sale of the
In Obedience to the Vote of the Honorable General Af- g[^g| *to
fembly, at their Seflion in May laft, I have taken the Screws, ca/t^ and
Bars and other Implements for counterfeiting Coin, which f*^'''/"-
were taken from Samuel fVillfon and Samuel Cafey, and pro-
cured (hem to be defaced, and rendered unfit for the Ufe
aforesaid, and have fold the fame at Public Vendue, for the
Sum of Two Pounds, Eight Shillings, lawful Money.
Beriab Brown.
King's-County, Augufl 14, 1772.
And the faid Report being duly confidered, // is Voted
and Re/olved, That the fame be, and hereby is, accepted.
AN A C T to prevent Horfc-ftealing, and to puni(h the t^.'^j^^,.
the Perfons guilty thereof. fkaling.
WHEREAStbe Crime of fiealing Horfes hath, of late, be- p„,^bie.
come very frequent in this Colony, and the Laws now in Force
have proved infu^i^nt for preventing the fame :
JD E it therefore EnaSed by this General Affembly, and, P*''""' <=°°-
J^ by the Authority thereof. It is Enabled, That every SJelr ^°"
Perfon who (hall hereafter be convidted of Horfe-ftealing, whoieEftates,
fhall forfeit all his EAate, both Real and Perfonal, to and [^fp„'„°|]?r
for the Ufe of the Colony, and (hall alfo be publicly whip- ment, and'be
ped, at Three different Times, receiving Thirty-nine l>i"»i^hfid '
Stiipes each Time, at the Difcretion of the Court, andfhall
be baniflaed the Colony.
F AND
46 Augufl^ ^11^'
AND be it further Ena&ed, by the Authority aforefaid^
And if they That every Perfon, fo banifhed, who fhall afterwards come
return fuffer ^j^j^j^ ^^^ ^j^^j^^ ^^ ^j^j^ Colony, {hall fuffef the Pains of
Death.
/. 6 Reward AND be it Jurther EnaSied by the Authority aforefaidy
to the Perfon That any Perfon or Perfons who fhall apprehend and fe-
H*^"f'"f al ^^""^^ Perfon dealing a Horfe, fhall be paid, as a Reward,
er. Six Pounds, out of the General Treafury, upon the Convic-
tion of the Thief.
The Owner AND be it further Ena&ed by the Authority aforefaid,
may recover That every Pcrfon who ftall purchafe a Horfe, {hall do it
Horfe not- ^^ ^'^ P^ril : And that no Bargain or Con{ideration whatc-
withftanding ver fhall fecurc, to the Buyer of any {lolen Horfe, any
any Sale. j^jgj^j ^^ -j^j^jg fufficient to withold fuch Horfe from the
proper Owner, from whom he was floien.
This Aft to AND be it further EnaSied by the Authority aforefaid^
Sthf'S- 'That this Adl be publifhcd in the Newport Mercury and
Papers. Providence Gazette.
Aa for de- AN ACT for deftroying Barberry-Bufbes throughout
ftroying B^r- j^is Colony.
berry Bumes. •'
Preamble. fVHEREA S it is foufid by Experience that Barberry-
Bujhes are very defiruSlive to Englifi Grain :
n E it therefore EnaBed by this General AJetnbly, and, by
lefting'to^cut '^"? Authority thereof t It is Enabled, That if any Frce-
or deftroy holder in this Colony fhall apply to any Perfon having Bar-
rv-Bu^ej to be^ry-Bufhes growing in his Field or Inclofure to deftroy
be fined them, and the Owner of the Land ihall negle(5t or refufe to
L- «o o o. cut them annually, or otherwiic to deftroy them, he fhall
pay, as a Fine, the Sum of Ten Pounds, lawful Money, One
Half to and for the Ufe of the Town in which the Barber-
ry Bufhes grow, and the other Half to the Informer, to be
recovered by Information before the Court of General Sef-
BuftiesTii ^^°"s of the Peace, where the Land lies.
Commons or AND be it further EnaSid by the Authority aforefaid^
"edeftroyed" '^'^^^ '^ ^"y. Barberry-Bufhes fhafl be found in the Corn-
by the Town, mons or Highways in any Town in the Colony, and any
Freeholder
Auguft, 1772. 47
Freeholder of any Town therein, Hiall make Application
to the Town-Trcafurer of fuch Town to dcflroy them ;
and fuch Town-Trcafurer fhall refufe or negledl fo to do,
for the Space of One Year, That then, and in fuch Cafe,
fuch Freeholder may make Application to any One of His
Majefty's Juftices of the Peace for faid Town, who is here-
by-empowered and required to grant his Warrant to procure
Labourers to cut up and deftroy the faid Barberry-Buflies ;
the Expence whereof fhall be paid out of the Town-Trea-
fury of fuch Town.
IT is Voted and Refolved, That all the Executions grant-
ed by the General Treafurer, againft the Colledors of Rates, ^^"^"^''j',^"^'
which were returnable on the Nineteenth inftant, be, and coi'ieaors of
they arc hereby, lengthened, and made returnable on the Rates further
Fifteenth Day of O^oSer next : And that the Sums remain- f"''P"'*«'*-
ing due upon each Execution continue upon Intereft until
that Time, unlefsthey (liall be paid before.
AN ACT empowering the feveral Town-Councils, in this Aft empow-
Colony, to lay out Drift-Ways in their refpedlive Towns. cou^cUs'T©'
lay outDrift-
JVHEREJS it frequently happens that Ways for the pafmg ^^1^-
of People and Carriages are necejfary to be made through Pla-
ces where the layivg out Highways ivill be very inconvenient, '**"*
and burthenfome to the Proprietors of the Land, and expen-
Jive to the Towns ; and the laying out Drift-Ways will an-
fvuer the End :
/)E it therefore Enabled by this General Ajjembly, and, by r,,jCj.YVa ,
■*-' the Authority thereof. It is Enabled, That the feveral to be laid out
Town-Councils in this Colony be, and they are hereby, '" '''« ^*™«
empowered to lay out Drift-Ways in their refpeftive Towns. Highway'!
in fuch Places, and of fuch Width, as they fliall think ne- and to be un-
ceffary, as fully as by Law they are empowered to lay out 1" |||3j[*„/
Highways : That fuch Drift- Ways be laid out in the fame
Manner, and be under the fame Regulations, in every Re-
fped.
48 Augufty 177%.
fgeft, as Highways are : That the Damages (hall be afcer-
Town-Coon- tatned by the Town-Council, in the fame Manner as in
cii w order laying out Highways : That it (hall be in the Power of
H^^tl the Town-Council to order and dire^ who OjaJl be at the
Gates, kc. Charge of maintaining Gates and Bars, where any fuch
Commiitee Drift- Way or Drift-Ways (hall be laid out : And that, for
forUyingout the future, when a Committee (hall be appointed to layout
H»«*»*«y' "' any Highway or Drift-Way, fuch Committee may be fworn
mlVbcfworn by the Town-Council, or tlie Jufticc (A the Peace appoint-
b/ajuiiice. gd to attend upon them.
G.Jiill/nan IT t's Voted and Rffohed, That Capt. Gevrge Stillman be»
appoinwd to g^j |^g jg hereby, appointed to repair Pemcatuck Bridge, and
w/*f>BrWge. empowered to draw Money, for that Purpofc, out of
the General Treafury : And that he lay his Account of the
Charge thereof before the General A/Tetnbly.
Report of a Whereas Stephen Hajfard, and Daniel Rodman, Efqrs.
Committee prefented unto this AlTembly the following Report and Ac-
Tefpeftinghij We the Subfcribcrs being appointed, by the General Af-
Mortgage fembly of the Colony of Rbode-l/land, &c. at their Seflion
Stony! '^' J" Soutb-Kjngstown, on the laft Wednefday in Omber, A. D.
lyyiyS. Commitiee to examine into the Subjedl Matter of
a Petition preferred to the faid Aflembly by Epbraim Gard'
ner, of North-Kingstown, and having undertaken and per-
formed the fame, do report, That we have infpecSted the
Records in King's-County, and find that IVilliam Gardner
(Son of Henry) di\^y on the 26th of Auguft, A. D. 1728,
and on the i6th oi September, A. D. 173 1, make and exe-
cute Two Deeds of Mortgage to the then Colony's Truftees,
conditioned for the Payment of ;^. 73 13 6, and £. 97
14 o : That we alfo find that the aforefaid Two Deeds
were regularly difcharged by One Deed, given by Ephraim
Gardner, iov Q. \j\ 7 6, being the Sum contained in the
other Two Deeds : That it doth not appear to us that there
ever was any Bonds given by the aforefaid JVilliam Gardner ;
nor can we find any Bonds or Judgments unfatisiied, againft
the faid William''^ Deed, in the Grand-Committee's Office,
or
Augufl, 1772. 49
or in the Clerks Offices in Kings-County : That Epbraim
Gardner'^ Deed was put in Suit, and Judgment obtained,
and Execution thereon awarded, at the Inferior Court held
in Kings-County, in February, A. D. 1753, which was re-
turned fatisfied, for the faid Sum oi ^. iy\ 7 6 Debt
and Coft, taxed at jT. 15 16 4 : And that therefore it
appears to us that the faid Monies have been Twice paid
to the Colony. S. Hajfard^
D. Rodman.
Co/off)' o/Rhode-Ifland, Dr. to S. Haflard, andD. Rodman,
For our Service in examining the faid 1 r.
Affair, 2 Days each, at 6/ per Day, i ^' ^
And the Premifes being duly confidered, // is Voted and 5. uaxari
Refohed, That tlie foregoing Report be accepted : That the «nd />• R'^-
faid Account be allowed ; and that One Pound, Four ^'VljT''
Shillings lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid
the faid Stephen Hafard, and Daniel Rodman, out of the
General Treafury.
Whereas Meflrs. Nicholas Goddard, Samuel Gorton, Ca- Lottery
kb Hill, Hopkins Cooke, and IVilliam Arnold, in Behalf of granted to
themfelves and others, of the Denomination of Baptifts, in jjJJ' Meeting-
and about the Town of Eq/l -Greenwich, in the County of Houfe in
Kent, preferred a Petition, and reprefented unto this AfTem- ^^/'-G''""-
bly, that the Baptift Meeting-Houfe, in faid Town, is very '^'
much decayed, and cannot be repaired to Advantage : That
the Number of People, who attend religious Worftiip in
faid Houfe, is increafed tofuch a Degree as to make a larg-
er Meeting-Houfe neceflary : And that the Poverty of the
Members renders it impradicable to build a new One with-
out AfTiflance : And thereupon they prayed this AHTembly
to grant them the Liberty of raifing the Sum of One Thou-
fand, Five Hundred Dollars, by Lottery, to be applied to-
wards ere<5ting a Baptift Meeting-Houfe in the faid Town ;
and that they the Petitioners may be appointed Directors of
the faid Lottery, giving Bond, as ufual, for the faithful
Difcharge of faid Truft :
On Confideration whereof,
BE it Ena^ed by this General Ajjembly, and, by the Au-
G thority
50 Auguft, 1772.
thority thereof. It h EnaBed, That the foregoing Petition
be, and the fame is hereby, granted, under the ufual Re-
ftridions.
The CoUec- ^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^"'^ Re/olveJ, That the Colledor of Rates
tor of Rates for the Town of Gloucejler be difchargcd from Gaol, on the
for Gioucefir ExecutJoD of thc General Treafurer, upon his giving his
from G^aoi. Notc, jointly with Mr. Thomas Wood, for the Payment of
the Rates due from him to the Colony, with the Intereft,
on or before the Fifteenth Day of OSlober next.
Lottery Whereas divers Freemen, Inhabitants of the Town of
granted to JVartctck, preferred a Petition, and reprefcnted unto this
Towi^Wharf Affembly, That the Town- Wharf, in fVarwick Harbour,
in WartmUk. is io far gone to Decay, that it is extremely difficult to land
upon faid Wharf, or take off any Kind of Goods or Mer-
chandize whatever : And therefore prayed this Aflembly
to grant them a Lottery to raife the Sum of Five Hundred
Dollars, to be appropriated to the building a Wharf on thc
Highway laid out to faid Warwick Harbour, for that Pur-
pole ; which Wharf may be freely made Ufe of by any of
the Inhabitants of this Colony, Wharfage free : And that
Capt. Benjamin Gorton, Capt. Thomas Greene, and Captain
John Uppitt, may be appointed Managers in the faid Bu-
finefs :
On Confideration whereof,
BE it EnaSied by this Gemral Ajfembly, and, by the Au-
thority thereof. It is EnaSied, That the foregoing Petition be,
and the fame is hereby, granted, under the ufual Reftridi-
ons.
Lottery Whereas divers Inhabitants of theTown of Newport pre-
grantcd for ferrcd a Petition, and reprcfented unto this Aflembly, That
wT/r«fin the Street called Pelham-Street, in Newport, aforefaid, is fo
Nt-wfart. fituated that it cannot be kept in Repair without very great
Expence, unlcfs the fame be paved : And thereupon pray-
ed this Aflembly to grant them a Lottery for paving the faid
Street, to be divided into Clafles, at the Difcretion of the Di-
redlors, fo that a Sum fufficient for carrying the faid Defign
into Execution may be raifed : And that Meflrs. Simon
Peafe
Auguft^ 1772. 51
Peafe., Robert Stoddardy Charles Handy, John Banijer, Tho-
mas Gordon Stelle, and Samuel Bours, may be appointed Di-
rectors of the faid Lottery, they giving Bond for the faithful
Execution of the faid Truft :
On Confideration whereof,
BE it EnaSled by this General ^Jfembly, and, by the Au-
thority thereof. It is Enabled, That the aforefaid Petition be,
and the fame is hereby, granted.
Whereas Mr. 'Jeremiah Albro, late Keeper of His Ma- j. Aibro ai-
jcfty's Gael in the County of Kings-County, exhibited unto 'ow^^ £- 4
this Affembly an Account, by him charged againft the Co- '^ °"
lony, for the Maintenance of ffilliam Carlile, a poor Pri-
foner at the King's Suit : And the faid Account being duly
examined, It is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be, and
hereby is, allowed ; and that Four Pounds. Nineteen Shil-
lings, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid
the faid Jeremiah Aibro, out of the General Trealury.
IT is Voted and Refolved, That all Bufinefs, lying before ^^.^^^
this Affembly, unfinifhed, be, and the fame is hereby, refer- meit! ""
red to the next Seffion : That the Secretary publifh the
Adts and Orders, now made and paffed, by Beat of Drum,
in the Town of Newport, within Ten Days after the Rifing
of this Affembly, and within Thirty fend Copies thereof to
the Sheriff of each County, by him to be tranfmitted to. the
refpedive Town-Clerks in the County : And that this Af-
fembly be, and hereby is, adjourned unto the laft Monday
in Oilober next, at Newport, if then called, but if not called
before, nor at that Time, that then this Affembly be, and
hereby is, diffolved.
GOD Save the KIN G.
Publijhed according to Order, in Newport, on Monday the
2/\.th Day o/Auguft, A. D- 17 J2, by
HENRY WARD, Sec'ry.
A TRUE Copy duly exaamined :
i iwiiemwiiiow
NEWPORT: Printed by SOLOMON SOVTHmCK, Pnoter to
the Honorable GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
OSiobery '^11'^'
53
At the General Assembly of the Go-
vernor and Company of the Englijh
Colony of Rhode-ljland^ and Providence
Plantations^ mNew-England^ m America ;
begun and holden at Providence^ within
and for the faid Colony, on the laft Wed-
nefday in OSiober^ in the Year of our
Lord One Thoufand Seven Hundred and
Seventy-two, and Thirteenth of the
Reiga of His Moft Sacred Majefty George
the Third, by the Grace of God, King
of Great-Britain y and fo forth.
PRESENT.
The Honorable
Jofeph JVanton^ Efq; Governor*
The Honorable
Darius SeJfionSy Efq; Deputy-Governor.
Samuel Dyre, Elq;
James Barker, Efq;
Solomon Drown, Efq;
David Harris, Elfq;
John ALMy,.Efq;
Thomas Wickes, Efq;
Jonathan Randall, Efq-,
John Congdon, Efqv
Rowland Robinson, Efq;
William Richmond, Eiq; j
Mr. Edward Thurston, jun. Deputy-Secretary.
DEPUTIES
>■ Affiftants,
54
OSiober^ JJ72.,
DEPUTIES from the feveral TOWNS.
NEWPORT:
Thomas Cranfton, Efq;
Mr, John Wanton, (Son of Gideon)
George Hazard, E/q;
Jofeph Wanion, jun, Efq;
Mr. Thomas Freebody.
Providence :
Stephen Hopkins, Efq-j
Thomas Greene, Efq\
Mr. Benjamin Man,
Mr. John Jenckes.
Portsmouth :
Metcalf Bowler, Efq;
Mr. Jonathan Brownell.
Warwick. :
Mr. Benjamin Greene,
James Arnold, Efq-^
Mr. Jacob Greene,
William Greene, Efq.
Westerly :
Mr. James Rhodes,
Mr. Ehinehas Clarke.
Ne\V-Shoreham :
None.
North-Kincstown :
John North up, Efq.
SoUTH-KlNGSTOWN '.
John Rofe, Efq;
Mr. Samuel Babcock.
East-Greenwich :
Sylvefter Sweet, Efq;
Thomas Tillinghaft, Efq.
Jamestown :
Mr. John Gardner.
Smithfield :
Samuel Winfor, Efq;
Daniel Mowry,ya». Efq.
Scitpate :
Ezekiel Cornell, Efq;
Mr. Rufus Hopkins.
Gloucester :
Richard Steere, Efq;
Rufus Smith, Efq.
Charlestown :
Mr. Samuel Kinyon,
Mr. Stephen Perry.
West-Greenwich ■
William Nichols, Efq;
\ Mr. Thomas Gorton.
Coventry :
Mr. Ifrael Bowen.
Exeter :
I George Pierce, Efq;
\ Jeffery Wilcox, Efq.
Middletown :
Mr. Nicholas Eafton,
Mr. Ifaac Smith.
Bristol :
William Bradford, Efq.
Tiverton :
Mr. Oliver Cooke.
Little-Compton :
\ Thomas Church, Efq;
Mr. Daniel Wilbour.
Warren :
Sylvefter Child, Efq;
\ Nathan Miller, Efq.
Cumberland :
John Dexter, Efq;
Richmond :
' Edward Perry, Efq;
Robert Stanton, Efq.
Cranston :
! John Andrews, Efq;
William Dexter, Efq.
H0PK.1NTON ;
Thomas Wells, jun. Efq;
I Mr. Zaccheus Reynolds.
Johnston :
Peleg Williams, Efq;
Edward Fenner, Efq.
North-Providence :
Capt. Efeck Hopkins,
Jonathan Jenckes. jun. Efq.
Barrington :
Mr. Thomas Allen.
The Honorable Metcalf Bowler, Efq; was chofen Speaker, and
Jos I as Lyndon, Efq; Clerk of the Lower -Houfe.
OBoher^ lyj^. 55
AN ACT incorporating Rawfon\ Fountain
Society.
WH E R E A S, by certain Indentures, in Writing, Aft incorpo-
dated the 19th Day of Odobcr, 1772, between ^f^,'^!^^^^^
Stephen Rawfon, of Providence, in the County of Provi- society.
dence, in this Colony, Efq-, of the one Part, and Samuel
NightittgaUy Jacob Whitman, 'Job Snueeting, Amos AtwelU
Benoni Pierce, Edivard Hawkins, and Nicholas Clarke^
all of Providence, aforefaid, Gentlemen, and their AlTo-
ciates, herein after named, of the other Part j the faid Ste-
phen Rawfon granted unto them, and to their Heirs and
Afligns, for the Term of Nine Hundred and Ninety-
nine- Years, a Spring, or Fountain of Water, in faid Pro-
vidence, in order that the fame might be conveyed, by
means of Pipes, or an Aquedudt, as far as Weybojjet Bridge,
or the Long- Wharf, near thereto, for the better fuppiy-
ing themfelves, and all fuch others as fhould hereafter
join unto or be admitted by them, for the carrying on,
making, repairing, and continuing faid works, as by faid
indentures may appear. And whereas faid Works will
be of public Utility, and cannot be carried on to EfFedt,
and be continued, unlefs thofe concerned therein be veft-
ed with certain Powers, and corporate Rights and Privi-
leges : And this Aflembly being willing to give all due
Countenance and Encouragement to fo beneficial a De-
fign. Do, for themfelves & their Succeflbrs, EnaSi, Grants
Ordain and Declare, and, by the Authority vefted in tbemy
It is EnaSied, Granted, Ordained and Declared, That the
faid Samuel Nightingale, Jacob Whitman, Job Sweetings
Amos Atwell, Benoni Pierce, Edward Hawkins, Nicholas
Clarke, Archibald Stewart, Nathan Waterman, Zephaniab
Brown, Jofeph Carver, Jonathan Badger, William Rhodes,
Benjamin Gladding, Jofeph Hoyle, John Carpenter,
John Matthewfon, Jofeph Snow, jun. William Checkley
Silas Tathut, Nathaniel Frotbingham, Daniel Snow, James
Snow, Samuel Ingrabam, Barzillai Richmond^ Charles Ste^
vens, Samuel Carew, Daniel Teft, Benjamin Happen, Da-
vid Bacon, Jofeph Willfon, Elijah Bacon, Sherebiah Tal-
but, Solomon Searle, jun. John Wyley, James Sheldon^ Oli-
ver Carpenter, Abram Smith, Jofeph Potter, jun. Jofeph
Bemet, Benjamin Talbut, Jofeph Snow, 3d. Be?iaijah
Carpenter,
56 O&oher^ T^JT^'
Carpenter, Daniel Jackfon, Grindall Rawjm, Jonathan
Ellis, Nicholas Cook, John Smith, John Jenckes, Samuel
HamJin, Solomon Dromon, Ephraim Otis, If illiam Rogers &
Heirs, Jojiab Ware, Hopeftill McNeall, Peter Ritto, Jo-
Jhua Livdley, James Dyer, William Logan, Robert Taylor,
Peter Taylor, Willfon Jacobs, Da-vid Hatch, David Teffty
Richard Seaver, Nathan Williams^ William Compton, Ben-
jamin Tollman, Daniel Whitaker, Caleb Harris, William
Dexter, James Matthew/on, Jofeph Hewes, Andrew Water-
man, the Heirs of Thomas Manchejler, and John Mumford,
with fuch others as the faid Society (hall from Time to
Time admit as joint Members with them, fhall be a Bo-
dy Corporate and Politic, with perpetual Succeffion, to
be known, in Law, by the Name of RAWSON's Foun-
TAiiiJ Society ; and by that Name tofue and befued,
to take, receive, and hold any Gifts and Grants of what
Kind or Nature foever ; with full Power to do every
lawful Matter and Thing to complete the Execution and
Continuance of faid Defign : And that, to this End, the
faid Company (hall have an annual Meeting yearly for-
ever, on the Firft Wednefday in November, for the Ap-
pointment of their annual Officers, and occafional Meet-
ings at fuch other Times as may, from Time to Time,
be found necelTary or convenient, to be called or convo-
ked in Manner hereafter mentioned ; each Meeting to be
held in fuch Place as they fhall order and determine j
and that Fifteen Members, being convened at any regular
Time of meeting, fhall conffitute a Meeting ; and are
hereby declared a Quorum of faid Society : At each and
all of which Meetings, the faid Society (hall have full
Power to make and ena<S any By-Laws or Regulations,
to appoint fuch Officers as to themfelves fhall feem necef^
fary, to afTefs and levy Monies on themfelves, for faid
Purpofe, in fuch Way and Manner as they fhall judge
mofi expedient ; and to caufe all their Laws and Orders,
not repugnant to the Laws of England, and this Colo-
ny, to be carried into full efTe(fland Execution. Provided
always, That at faid annual Meetings, among other Of-
ficers, they fhall appoint a Committee, who, under the
Diredion and Control of the faid Society, fhall have the
whole Ordering and Management of every Matter and
Thing refpeding faid Works, and hov/, and in what
Manner,
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Manner, the fame (hall be repaired and continued ; and
alfoin what Manner, and to whom, leading and condudl-
ing Pipes fhall be formed from the Main Aquedudts :
And that every Member of faid Society fhall have full
Liberty, at his own Expence, to convey Water from the
Main Aqucdufts, to and for the Supply of one Houfe,
being the Property of one Perfon, as alfo Members being
Owners of Manufadlories, to and for the Supply of their
Works, each under the Diredion of the aforefaid Com-
mittee, and agreeable to the Rules and regulations of faid
Society.
AND be it further EnaSied by the Authority aforefaid.
That the faid Society fhall appoint a Clerk, who fhall
make Record of all Grants, Leafes and Agreements re-
fpedting faid Aquedudts, and all fuch By-Laws and Re-
gulations as. they may fiom Time to time make and
pafs.
A^D be it further Ena^ed by the Authority aforefaid^
That if any Special Occafion (hall make it needful to
hold a Meeting at any other Time than on the Firft
Wednefday in November, yearly, the fame may be done,
cither by the major Part of the Committee, or any Seven
of the Members applying to the Clerk therefor, who fhall
thereon iffue his Warrant, direcfted to any Member, or
the proper Officer, for calling the fame.
AND be it further EnaSled by the Authority aforefaid.
That the faid Society fhall, and may, at all Times forever
hereafter, have full and free Liberty to dig in any of the
Streets, Lanes, or Highways for the linking and making
faid Aqueduds, and all Pipes leading therefrom, and for
repairing the fame, they at all Times avoiding the doing
any Injury to the Aquedudls or Pipes of Field's Fountain
Society ; and in Cafe of any inadvertently done, making
ample Satisfadlion therefor ; and alfo leaving the faid
Streets, Lanes, and Highways, in as good Order as
before, and doing the fame as foon as may be.
..i._.i_j...l..j„.!_.^„j_j_
rr is Voted and Refohed, That the SherifF of the ^^^'mvl'
County of Providence be, and he is hereby directed, to dedlFor"!he
purchafe a good green Cloth for covering the Tables in CourtHoufc
p ,u 'inProvidinct
^8 O&ober^ jyj^*
the Council-Chamber, and Houfe of Deputies, in the
Court-Houfe in the faid County : And that he procure all
the broken Chairs in the faid Houfe to be mended, and
purchafe Twelv^e new Ones, and alfo a pair of Hand-
Irons, and Shovel and Tongs, for the Ufa of faid Houfe.
*f fifftrs Whereas Mr. 'Jonathan Jeffen exhibited unto this
allowed 2- i Aflembly, an Account by him charged againft the Colo-
'^ °* ny for his Time, Horfehire, and Expences, in carrying
the Rate-Bill to the Sheriffs of^ the Counties o'i Provi-
dence ^ Kings-County, Briftol and Kent : And the faid
Account being duly examined, // is . Fotei^ and Rejohed,
That One Pound, Thirteen Shillings, Lawful Money,
thereof, be allowed and paid the faid 'Jonathan J^ffers,
out of the General Treafury.
Whereas Capt. George StiUman exhibted unto this
G. ZtiUman Aflembly an Account, by him charged againft the Co-
12 5j. lony, for Materials provided for, and Worlc done upon,
P<7WCtf/«c;J- Bridge : And the faid Account being duly ex-
-mined. It is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be, and
hereby is allowed ; and that Eleven Pounds, Twelve Shil-
lings, and Five Pence Half-penny, lawful Money, being
the Balance thereof, be paid the faid Geo?ge Stillman, out
of the General Treafury.
And/;. 0 12 Whereas the fame Georo-e 5/ /7/wi:7«, exhibited unto
*■ this AflTembly another Account, by him charged againft:
the Colony, for Repairs by him made at another Time
upon the faid Bridge : And the faid Account being duly
examined. It is Voted and Refolved, That the fame be,
and hereby is allowed ; and that Twelve Shillings, and
Eight Pence Half-penny, lawful Money, being the Ba-
lance thereof, be paid the faid George StiUman, out of the
General Treafury.
ZnrHopiil'. Whereas the Deputies of the Town of Fc^/f/Wo;?,
^ott, empow- by Order and in Behalf of faid Town, preferred a Petition
ered to ex- ^^^^ reprefented unto this AflTembly, That fome Years
Highway.'' ago, there was an Highway- aid out in faidTown, byOrder
of the General Aflembly, beginning at aa Highway
which
O&ober^ 17^7 1. 59
which runs acrofs faid Town from Rlcbmomi, Weftward
to the Colony Line, and from faid Highway, Southerly,
to Benjamin Maxforii Mills, and further Southerly, to
Crandalts Mills, at the Lower End of the faid Town
of Hcpkinton : And that the faid Highways hath not
been cleared or mended, nor can be, without doing
great Damage to fcveral of the Proprietors of the Lands
through which it pafleth : And therefore prayed this Af-
fembly to empower the Town-Council of the faid Town
of Hopkinton, to alter or exchange the faid Highway, fo
that the Public may be better ferved and the Owners of
faid Land fuffer leis Damage :
And the iaid Petition being duly confidered, // is Vo-
ted and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is, granted.
Whereas aNumberof the Inhabitants of fi^/Z-Gm-/;- ^°""j .
/-^ n 1 r> granted to
ivich, of ihe Denomination of Chrillians, called Presbv- buiidaMeet-
TERiANs, or CoNGREGATioNALisTs. preferred a Peti- '"8^°"^*
tion, aud reprefcnted unto this Aflembly, That they have, byierians or*
for a long Time, laboured under tne Difadvantage of ha- Congrega-
ving no Houfe to meet in for the public VVorlhip of God : £°"/cJ),l"
And that they are unable, of themfelves, to build One ; luUh.
but have great Encouragement from their Brethren, in the
neighbouring Governments, that they will aflill, in Cafe
they, the Petitioners can obtain the Grant of a Lottery for
that Purpofe : And therefore prayed this Alfembly to
grant them a Lottery, for raifing the Sum of Fifteen Hun-
dred Dollars, for building a Prelbyterian or Congregational
Meeting- Houfe in faid Town : And that Mellrs. IVilliam
"Johnliont Gideon Mumjord, James Searle, and Aacbibald
Crarey, may be appointed Managers or Diredors of the
fame :
On Confideration whereof,
IT is Voted and Refohed, That the aforefaid Petition
be, and the fame is hereby, granted, under the ufual Re-
{fri(flions ; Provided that the faid Lottery do not take
Place until the Firft Day of May, A.D. 1773 • ^^^ ^^^'^
the Colony incur no Expence thereby.
Whereas MefTrs. Nicholas Brown and Company „ „
exhibited unto this Alicmbly an Account, by them charg- andCompa-
ed againft the Colony, for Seven Boxes of Giafs, by "y- '"°^ '^
them imported, for the Ufe of the Colony : And 'hc'^" ^^ ^ "*
faid Account being duly examined, //?; Vc(ed and Refoh-
ed,
6o OSiober^ I77^*
ed^ That the fame be, and hereby is allowed ; and that
Twenty-nine Pounds, Nine Shillings and Six Pence,
lawful Money, being the Amount diercof, be paid the
faid Nicbolai Brown and Company, out of the General
Treafury.
Salutes to be IT is Voted and Refohed, That the Gunner of Fort-
£red at Fort- George be, and he is hereby, diredled to fire a Royal Sa-
«'tTn oc- '"^^' (^^ ^^^ Expence of the Colony) on each of the fol-
cafions. lowing Days, to wit : On the Birth-Day of His Majefty j
on the Birth- Day of His Royal Confort ; on the Day of
His Majefty's Acceflion ; on the Day of Coronation j
and on the Day of the Eledion of General Officers for
this Colony.
Lottery Whereas a Petition, figned by a great Number of
granted to Subfcribers, was prefented to this Aflcmbly, fetting forth,
Bridge*and '^^^^ ^^^^^ '^ ^" Highway laid out in the North Pa rt of
repair a Road the Town oi Glouce^er, from the Colony Line, at a Place
in G/w^Ar. known by the Name of AllumPond Hill, and leading
thence Southerly, to the Mills called Cook's Mills, about
the Diftance. of Five Miles, crofling the River called
Clear-River, and at the North End, meeting an High-
way laid out in the Majfacbufetts-Bay, which leads from
Oxford to Providence : That if the faid Road be put in-
to good Order, it will be greatly beneficial to the Pub-
lic : And that there are but few Inhabitants in that Part
of the Town, who are unable to make and keep the faid
Road good : And praying this Alfembly to grant a Lot-
tery to raife the Sum of Four Hundred Dollars, to be
appropriated to the building a Bridge over the faid River,
and the clearing faid Highway, and making it good for
travelling : And that Meflrs. Jonathan Harris, Enoch
Whipple, Thomas Herrenden, fVi/Iiam Rofs and John How-
land, jun. may be appointed Diredors of the faid Lot-
tery.
On Confideration whereof,
IT is Voted and Refohed, That the aforefaid Petition
be, and the fame is hereby, granted, under the ufual Rc-
ftridions :
OEiober^ ij']^* ^^
ftridions : Provided, that the faid Lottery do not take
Place until ihe Firll Day of April, A. D. 1773 ; and
that no Expcnce accrue to the Colony thereby.
Whereas a Petition, figned by a great Number oi ^^^^^^^
Subrcribers, was preferred to this Allembly, reprefent- granted to fi-
ing that the Meeting- Houfe in the Town of Jcbnjion '^^J^'J^f'"
is indebted upwards of Fifteen Hundred Pounds, Old Houfe.
Tenor, for what hath already been done upon it -, which
Sum hath been due ever fince the Year 1764 : And
that the faid Meeting- Houfe is yet unfinillied and unfit
for the Purpofe for which it was defigned ; and praying
this Aflembly to grant a Lottery, for raifing Five Hun-
dred Dollars, agreeable to a Scheme with the faid Peti-
tion prefented, to be appropriated for the Purpofes of pay-
ing the faid Debt, and finifhing the faid Meeting-
Houfe : And that Mefirs. Andrew Aldrkh and Jeduthnu
Belknap, may be appointed Diredors and Managers of the
faid Lottery :
On Confideration whereof,
iTis Voted and Re/ohed, That the a fore faid Petition
be, and the fame is hereby, granted, under the ufual Re-
ftridions : Provided that the faid Lottery do not take
Place'until the Firft Day of February, A. D. 1773 ; and
that the Colony incur no Expence thereby.
Whereas Mr. John Jenckes, and Dam'el Moit)ry,]\in. s.jimka aJ-
Efqj prefented unto this Allembly the following Report, ^^^^^^^' '"**
to liiit :
We the Subfcribers being appointed by the Honora-
ble the General Aflembly, to audit the Accounts of Capt.
Stephen Jenckes, for rebuilding Pawtucket Bridge, having
met and examined the fame, do find, now due to him.
One Hundred and Forty-eight Pounds, Seventeen Shil-
lings and Six Pence Half- Penny, lawful Money, agreca-
able to the within Account, he having produced pro-
per Vouchers for the fame.
Frovidefice, Offober John Jenckes^
29, 1772. Daniel Mowry/yin,
C And
62
OSloher^ ijy^.
And the faid Report being duly confidered, It is Voted
and Rejolved, That the fame be accepted : And that the
Sum of One Hundred and Forty-eight Pounds, Seventeen
ShilHngs, and Six Pence Half-Penny, lawful Money, .be-
ing the Balance therein mentioned, be paid the faid 5/^-
/>/6f« ^^«f;^«, out of the General Treafury.
Petition for -^'^ " ^°f^^ ^^'^ Refohed, That the Petition now be
laying a Du- forc thls Aflcmbly, praying that a Duty may be impo-
ty on Ship- ^^^ uViOTi Ship Timber, exported out oi this Colony, in
Timber, re- ^, . *. , , , r. r i '^ r i i o /4-
ferred. Shipping called Rafts, be referred to the next beliion ;
And that in the mean Time public Notice be given there-
of, in the Newport Mercury and Providence Gazette.
The Aflion
brought by
the General-
Treafurer,
againft D.
Ro/s, with-
drawn.
Whereas David Rofs, of Newport, in the County of
Newport, Mariner, preferred a Petition, and reprefentcd
unto this AfTembJy, that the General Treafurer hath pro-
fecuted an Adion againft him, for bringing into the Colo-
ny one Nathaniel Bentley, a Mariner on board his VefTel,
who fome Days after he was landed, was difcovered to
have the Small-Pox : And that neither he, nor any Per-
fon on board, had the leaft Sufpicion that the faid Bentley
had that Diftemper : And thereupon prayed to be ac-
quitted from the Penalty : And due Inquiry having been
made into the Fadls, fet forth in the faid Petition, // is
Voted and Refohed,. That the faid Adf ion be withdrawn
and flopped, upon the Petitioner's paying the Coft that
hath arifcn thereupon.
£dit"he Ac! -^^ " ^"'^-^ ^^^ Refohed, That the Speaker of the Low-
counts of the er Houfe, George Hazard, Efq-, Thomas Greene, Efq; the
KceperoftheHon. ,S/^/)i^^« //o/'/fm, Efq;. and Job Bennet, Efq; be,
mittee's Of- ^^^ ^^^y ^^ ^^e major Part of them are hereby appointed a
iice. Committee to audit the Account of Edward 'Thurfion, Efq;
Keeper of the Grand Committee's Office, from the Time
of his Firft Appoiatment • And that they make Report
to this AfTembly at the next SefTion.j
framed for Whereas at the General-AfTcmbly held in Odtoberj
Ling's- A. D. 1 77 1, an Adl was paffed, granting a Lottery for
i-roWm?. raifing the Sum of Six Hundred Dollars for the building
a
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a Steeple, and purchafing a Clock, for the Ufe of King's-
Church in Providence -, which Lottery hath been fincc
drawn, and the Steeple built ; And whereas the Congre-
gation of faid Church have reprefented unto this Affem-
bly, that the Sum raifcd by faid Lottery is by no means a-
dcquate to the Expences they have been at, and muft ftill
te at ; and prayed that another Clafs of a Lottery may be
granted them, for the raifing a further Sum of One Thou-
sand Dollars : // is therefore Voted atjd Re/ohed, That ano-
ther Lottery be granted, for raifing the faid Sum of One
Thoufand Dollars, for the finishing faid Church, under
the fame Regulations as the former Lottery granted them :
And that Meflrs. jfohn Smith, John Innis Clark, Ebene-
zer Thomp/on, and John Updike, all of faid Providence,
be, and they are hereby appointed Diredors thereof.
Whereas Mr. Anthony Holdon, Keeper of His Ma- A.HoUon tl-
jefty's Gaol, in the County of Kent, exhibited unto this Af- \°*''^ ^' *
fembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony,
for Repairs made on the faid Gaol : And the faid Ac-
count being duly examined, // is Voted and Refohed,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Fif-
teen ShiUings and Three Pence, lawful Money, being
the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Anthony Holdon^
out of the General Treafury.
Whereas Mr. John Jenckes, and Daniel Mowry,^-?""^"^'^'
jun. Efq; prefented unto this Affembly the following *°*"''^ ^" '^
Report, to 'luit : ^ ''*
We the Su"bfcribers being appointed, by the Honora-
ble the General Aflembly, a Committee, to audit the
Accounts of Capt. Stephen Jenckes, for repairing Paw-
tucket Bridge, do report, that we have attended the faid
Bufinefs, examined his Charges and Vouchers, and find
that there is a Balance cf Sixteen Pounds, Seven Shil-
lings and Seven Pence Half-penny, lawful Money, due to
the faid Stephen Jenckes, as appears by the faid Accounts
herewith prefented. All which is humbly fubmitted, by
Your Honor's
humble Servants,
Providence, OSl. John Jenckes,
28, 1772. Daniel Mowry,]nn.
And
64 06iober^ ^11^*
And the faid Report being duly confidercd, It is Voted
and Rffohed, That the fame be accepted : And that the
Sum of Sixteen Pounds, Seven Shillings and Scvrcn Pence,
Half-Penny, lawful Money being the Balance therein
mentioned, be paid the faid Stephen JenckeSy out of the
General Treafury.
7. Dexter Whereas Mr. Jokn Jeitckes and Daniel Mowry, jan.
allowed ^.1 Efq; prefcntcd unto this Aflembly the following Re-
port, to wit :
The Subfcribcrs have examined the Account of John
Dexter, Efq> for repairing Pawtucket Bridge, in AuguQ,
A. D. I77i> and find that he hath received out of the
General Treafury, Ten Pounds, lawful Money, and haih
expended Eight Pounds, Nine Shillings, lawful Money,
agreeable to the Account herewith prcfented : So that he
hath in his Hands, One Pound, Eleven Shillings, lawful
Money. "John Jenckes,
Providence^ OSi. 29, 1772. Daniel Mowry, pn.
And the faid Report being duly confidercd, // is Vo-
ted and Refohed, ThztX ihc fame be, and hereby is ac-
cepted : And that the faid Balance of One Pound,
Eleven Shillings, lawful Money, be paid by the faid John
Dexter, into the General Treafury.
WdT '*'' Whereas Job Bennet, Efq-, exhibited unto this A[-
6. ^ fembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colony,
for a Flag for ¥o\i'Gecrge : And the laid Account being
duly examined, // is Voted and Refohed, that the fame
be, and hereby is allowed ; and that Seven Pounds,
Nine Shillings and Six Pence, lawful Money, being the
Amount thereof, be paid the faid Job Bennet, out of the
General Treafury.
G. HaxarJ Whereas George Hazard, Efq; exhibited unto this
aiWd £. 5 AfTembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colo-
ny, for his Time and Trouble, in figning Treafurer's
Notes : And the faid Account being duly confidered,
It « Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby
is
is allowed ; and that Five Pounds, Sixteen Shillings and
Seven Pence, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof,
be paid the faid George Hazard, out of the General Trea-
fury.
Whereas Mr. Soloman 5o«/^w/V^ exhibited unto this fii/j^'j^^.'l
Affembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colo- ^ ,o.
ny, for printing the Proceedings of the General Aflembly,
at the Seflion in Auguft laft, for a Book, to record the
Judgments of the Superior Court for the County of Nfw-
port, &c. And the faid Account being duly examined,
It is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be, and hereby is
allowed, and that Eight Pounds, Nine Shillings, and
Ten Pence, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof,
be paid the faid Solomon Southwick, out of the Gcncral-
Tteafury.
Whereas Henry Marchant, Efq; exhibited unto this ^; Marchant
Aflembly an Account, by him charged againlt the Colo- g ,^.
ny, for his Fees and Bills of Coft, in feveral Cafes, as At-
torney for the Colony : And the faid Account being du-
ly examined. It is Voted and Refohed, That the fame be,
and hereby is allowed ; and that Fourteen Pounds, Eight
Shillings, and One Penny, Three Farthings, lawful Mo-
ney, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid Henry
Marchant, out of the General Treafury.
TTis Voted and Refohed, That James Barker, Efq; Committee
the Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Efq; Mr. Mofe's Brown, Mr. the^Accounts
Benjamin Weft, Mr William Ellery, and the Secretary be, of T. Uojfat
and they are hereby appointed, a Committee, to infpedt "j^-^«'w-
the Accounts of Doctor Thomas Moffat, and Martin
Howard, jun. Efq; this Day exhibited to this Aflembly,
relative to the Lolfes refpedively fuftained by them in the
Riots, in the Town of A'ijw/'or/, in the Year 1765 : That
they expunge any Charges made by he faid Sufferers,
or either of them, for Expences upon iheir Voyage to,
while at, and in their Return from Great-Britain, and
for any confequential Damages they may have charged :
That they make Dedudlions from their refpedlive Ac-
counts, for the Value, as nearly as may be, of fuch Books,
D Goods
66 OBober^ ^11'^*
Goods and Eftedls, as may appear to have been faved,
and may be in the Hands of the faid Sufferers, their
Friends or others, according to the beft Light the faid
Committee may obtain, from any Depofitions heretofore
taken, by Order of this Alfembly, or from fuch other De-
pofitions and Proofs as they may obtain : That the faid
Committee be, and hereby are, empowered to fummon
any Perfons before them, and to examine them, upon
Oath, for the obtaining the beft Knowledge of the real
Lofs fuftained by faid Sufferers, during the faid Riot :
That they confider no Charge, but for fuch Effeds as
were abfolutely loft, damaged or deftroyed, during the
faid Riot : And that they make Report of their Doings to
this Aflembly, as foon as may be.
AliD it is further Voted and Refohed, That the At-
torney-General attend upon the faid Committee, to affift
them in their Infpection and Examination of the faid Ac-
counts.
G. Hazard ^^ ^^ Voted and Refohed, That the Sum of Eighteen
allowed £.0 Shillings, lawful Money, be allowed and paid, out of the
General Treafury, to George Hazard, Efq; for his Servi-
ces in fearching the Records, and making a State of die
Bills of Credit emitted by this Colony, upon Loan.
l8 o.
Entry of -^^ » Voted and Refohed, That the Entry of each Ac-
Aftions, in {jon in thc Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Afiize,
Coun?aug-'^ and General Gaol-Delivery, be augmented to Eighteen
mented. Shillings, lawful Money, to the Juftices of faid Court,
both in Civil and Criminal Adtions, whether the Crimi-
nal be convicted or not : And that where the Criminal
ftiall not be able to pay the Entry, the fame fhall be paid
out of the General Treafury.
Time for fi- Whereas the Attornics have been obliged to attend
ling Deciara- upon tliis Aflembly, at the prefent Seflion, by Reafon
tions and whereof, the ufual Time of filing Declarations and An-
Anlwcrs to ^ •
November fwers to the Inferior Court, to be holden at Newport, in
Court, November next, will be too Ihort for the Bufinefs to be
Ungthened. ^^^^^ . j^ -^ therejore Voted and Rejolved, that the Time
for filing Declarations to faid Court, be lengthened, until
Monday
OBober^ 1 77-. ^7
Monday the Ninth Day of November, and that the Time
of filing Anfwers, be lengthened until Friday the Thir-
teenth Day of the fame Month.
IT is Voted and Refolved, That the Committee appoint- Refolation
ed at this Seffion, to infped the Accounts of Dodor Tho- ;°,"™/„„
mas Moffat and Martin Howard, jan. Efq; do not take of m. How-
into Confideration the Account, at this Sefiion exhibited "j-J^^d J.
by Jofepb Aplin, Efq; in Behalf of the faid Martin J'""^""-
Howard, as it appears upon Examination, to be the fame
Account which was heretofore prefented to this Aflembly,
and rejeded, as being charged in Grofs, and not contain-
ing the Particulars of the Lofs fuftained by him, in the
Riots in Newport, in the Year 1765.
K is further Voted and Refolved, That when the faid
Martin Howard fhall, by himfelf or his Agent, prefent
an Account of the Particulars of his faid Lofs, the fame
fhall be confidered by a Committee, then to be appointed
for that Purpofe.
ITis further Voted and Refohed, That whereas Auguf-
ius Johnjion, Efq; hath not at this Seffion, applied to this
AflTembly, for their Confideration of his Lofs by the faid
Riots, that whenever he fhall, there fhall be the fame Con-
fideration had thereof : And that a Copy of this Vote be
by the Secretary delivered, or fent, to the faid Martin
Howard and Augufius Jobiflon.
AND it is Jurther Voted and Refohed, That his Ho-
nor the Governor, be, and he is hereby, requefted to
write to the Lords of the Treafury in Great- Britain,
and inform them, how far this AlTembly have proceed-
ed, upon the Petitions of the Sufferers by faid Riots ; and
refpeding the Monies due from the Crown, to this Co-
lony, requefling that the fame may not be delayed fur-
ther than the next Seffion of Parliament ; and alfo to the
Agent for this Colony, upon the fame Subjed.
IT is Voted and Refolved, That the Entry of every Entry of
Adion, in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and fhfi'nfeHor
General Seffions of the" Peace, to the Juftices, be aug- Court aug-
mented to Two Shillings and Three Pence, for the fu- "nen^ed.
ture.
An
6S Ociober^ ^11^-
An ACT, for difpofing of certain Lands and Tene-
ments, belonging to the Colony.
WHEREAS certain Lands and Tenements,
within this Colony, have in Confequence of
Landtaiid Judgments obtained by the Colony, been ftruck off and
Tenements {^\^^ |jy ^^ rcfpedive Sheriffs of the Counties, to the Co-
ihe'coJoD/!° Jony) as the higheft Bidder for the fame ; fomc of which
may have been conveyed, either to the General Treafu-
rer, or to the Grand Committee, to, and for the Ufc of
the Colony, and others have not yet been conveyed by
the Sheriffj, to any Perfon, for the Ulis of the Colony :
Be it therefore EnaSled, by this General JJfembly, and by
the yiuthority thereof. It is Enabled, That the refpcdivc
Sheriffs for the Time being, of the fcveral Counties with-
in the Colony, do, as foon as may be, make and execute
Deeds of allfuch Lands and Tenements, within their rc-
fpedive Counties, as have not yet been conveyed by tlicm,
or any former Sheriffs, to the General Treafurer of the
Colony, in fuch Manner and Form, as Deeds have been
heretofore given : That the Grand Committee for this
Colony, as foon as may be, make, and execute a Deed
or Deeds of all fuch Lands, as may have been heretofore
conveyed to them, to and for the VCc of the Colony, to
the General Treafurer, to and for the Ufe of the Colony :
That the General Treafurer, immediately upon the Exe-
cution of fuch Deeds to him, give Notice thereof to the
Sheriff of the County, where fuch Lands lie, who fliall
immediately thereupon notify faid Lands for Sale, in the
ulual Manner of notifying Lands for Sale by Vendue,
to the higheft Bidder, and (hall ftrike off the fame, at the
Time and Place notified for Sale thereof, to the higheft
Bidder, upon the Terms of Sale : That the General
Treafurer be, and he is hereby empowered and diredled, to
make & execute a Deed or Deeds thereof, to the Perfon to
whom the fame Ihall appear by a Certificate from the She-
riff, to have beenftruck off to as abovefaid, of fuch Lands Sc
Tenements, thereby warranting to fuch Purchafer, all the
Right, Title and Intereft, which the Colony (hall have
in, and to fuch Lands and Tenements, with the Appur-
tenances : And that the Monies arifing therefrom, fliall
be received by the General Treafurer, to and for the Ufe
of the Colony. Whereas
Whereas George Hazard, Efq; Job Bennet, Efq; and on of the
Mr. Edward Thurjion, jun. prefented unto thisAflcmbly, commiuee
the following Report and Account, to wit . *ho burnt
The Sublcribcrs being appointed a Committee, to re- ^°^^^ ^c^m.
ceivc and burn all the Old Tenor Bills, &c. in the mitteea of-
Grand Committee's Office, have received of Edward f'"*
Thurftott, Efq; Keeper of faid Office, the Sum
of Fourteen Thoufand, Eight Hundred and Eighty-
eight Pounds, Nineteen Shillings, in Bills of Credit, Old
Tenor, and the Sum of Twenty-nine Thoufand, Eight
Hundred and Six Pounds, Five Shillings, Old Tenor,
in Bills of Credit, emitted in the Year 1750, both which
Sums we have given a Receipt for, and burnt j and
are Your Honors'
humble Servants,
Newport, OSi, 21, 1772. George Hazard,
£, 14888 19 o Old.Tenor, Job Bennet,
C 29806 5 o Old Tenor, emit- ^^^ <iburJlon,]^n.
ted 1750. ■' '•'
Colony of Rbode-IJland, &c. Dr.
To our Time in performing the above-T
mentioned Service, 3 Days each, at 6/^> j(^. 2 14 o
per Day, J
And the Premifes being duly confidered. It is Voted ^- ^'««'"^''.
and Refohed, That the faid Report be accepted : That and E."rhur~
the Account of the Committee be allowed ; and ihat/«»>jun. al-
Two Pounds, Fourteen Shillings, lawful Money, being '°*'*'* ^' '*
the Amount thereof, be paid the faid George Hazard, Job
Bennet and Edward Iburjion, jun. out of the General
Treafury.
IT is Voted and Re/ohed, That the Speaker of the Committee
Lower Houfe, George Hazard, Efq; Mr. John Wanton, B„f"J, 2'
(Son of Gideon) and Mr. Mofes Brown, be, and they are the Gen.
hereby appointed, a Committee, to audit the Accounts Treafurer.
of the General Treafurer : And that they make Re-
port to this Aflcmbly, at the next Seffion.
Attorney-
_ General to
IT is Voted and Refohed, That Henry Marcbant, Efq; put Morr-
Attorney General of this Colony be, and he is hereby l^fj/J™*^ ^^
E appointed, suit. '
70 O^ober^ ^11 '^^
appointed, to apply to, and receive from the Grand
Committee's Office, all fuch Colony Mortgages and
Bonds, as may ftill be in the faid Office, and not fatis-
fied or difcharged. And the Keeper of faid Office is
hereby ordered and inftrudled to call upon all Perfons,
who have received at any Time any Colony Mortgages
or Bonds out of faid Office for all fuch Mortgages and
Bonds, as they may Aill have in their Hands, and for a
Lift of all fuch Adions as are ftill pending in any of the
Courts within this Colony, and Judgments by them re-
covered and not yet fatisiied upon any fuch Mortgages
or Bonds : That the Keeper of the Grand Committee's
Office be dirc»5ted to deliver to the Attorney General,
all fuch Mortgages and Bonds as he may receive of fuch
Perfons, together with fuch Lifts of A(5tions now pend-
ing and Judgments obtained and ftill unfatisfied : That
the Clerks of the ieveral Superior and Inferior Courts be,
and they are hereby, directed to infped thoroughly their
feveral Offices, and to make out fuch Lifts as foon as
may be, of all fuch Judgments upon Mortgages and
Bonds as do not appear to have been fatisfted, and of all
fuch Adlions, upon Colony Mortgages or Bonds, as ftill
may be pending in the Courts, of which they are Clerks,
and the fame, as foon as made out, to deliver to the At-
torney-General : And that the Attorney-General be, and
he is hereby, authorized and impowered to bring Suits
and A<ftions upon all fuch Mortgages and Bonds, as
have not yet been put in Suit, to purfue fuch Judgments
as appear to be not fatisfied, or to bring Adions upon
the fame j and to profecute all fuch Suits or Adlions,
as may be ftill pending in the feveral Courts of thiff
Colony, to final Judgment and Execution, in the beft
and rpecdieft Manner, that he may be able.
Whereas the Condud of Henry Mar chant, Efq;
Tlianksgi- as Agent for this Colony, in Great- Britain^ merits the
^MarchJlt Approbation of this AlTembly, this Aftembly do there-
fore, as a Teftimonial thereof, Fote and Refohe, that they
fully approve of, and return him their Thanks for, his
prudent Condud in the faid Department.
IT
OBober^ IJJ^^ 7^
IT is Voted and Refolved, That the Committee appoint- qq^^j^^
cd to fettle the Demands of the Colony, againft John for fettling
Andreivs and GeorgeBrowriy Efqrs. be,and they are here- the^account
by, continued a Committee, for that Purpofe : And ^,,4, and
that they make Report to this Aflembly, at the next Sef- c. Brmuft,
fion. continued.
Whereas the Miniftcrs, Church-Wardens, Veftry, petition for ■
and a Number of the Congregation o( King's-Cburch in Chatter for
Prmidence, in Behalf of faid Church, preferred a Pcti- [J%Sir''
tion, and reprefcnted unto this Aflembly, That they dene.
have been at very great Expences, in repairing faid
Church : And that they have laboured under many
Difficulties, in railing Monies, from among the Mem-
bers of faid Church, to make fuch ncceflary Repairs ;
owing to their not being authorized, by any Law of this
Colony, to carry into Execution fuch Regulations as
might be agreed to by the Majority of the Congregation :
And thereupon prayed this AfTembly, that an Ad: may
be palTcd, to incorporate them into a Body Politic, by
the Name of 7be Miniver, Church-H^ardem, Veftry, and
Congregation of King'^Cburch, in Providence : Giving
them, and their Succeflbrs, full Power, to make and or-
dain all fuch Laws, Rules and Ordinances, as they, oc
the major Part of them fhall agree to, for the better re-
gulating the Affairs of faid Church ; and fhat a Charter
may be granted them accordingly :
Qn Confideration whereof,
BE it EnaSied by this General-JJembly, and by the
Authority thereof. It is EnaSledy That the Prayer of the
faid Petition be granted : And that the following Char-
ter be granted to the Petitioners.
By
72 OSiober^ ^11'^-
By the Honorable
yofeph JVanton^ Efquire,
Governor, Captain-General, and Comniander in Chief,
in and over the Englijh Colony of Rhode- J/tand, and
Providence Plant ationSy in New-England, in Ame^
rica.
To all to whom thefe Prefents ftiall come,
Greeting.
WHEREAS the Church- Wardens, a Number
of the Veftry and Congregation of King's^
Church in Providence, in behalf of faid Church, preferred
a Petition unto the General Affembly, holden at Provi'
dence, within and for the Colony aforefaid, on the lafl:
Wednefday in OSlober, One Thoufand, Seven Hun-
dred and Seventy-two, and reprefented, that they have
been at very great Expences, at feveral Times of late,
^ and ftill labour under a very heavy one, in repairing faid
Church ; that they have been put to much Difficulty in
railing Monies from among the Members of faidChurch,
for making fuch neceffary Repairs, owing, as they hum-
bly conceive, to their not being able, by any Laws of
thisCoigny, to carry into Execution any Regulations that
might be agreed to by the Majority of the Congregation
of faid Church, from Time to Time, as (hould be pre-
fent on due Notice, for the belter managing the Affairs
of faid Church ; and praying that an Adt might be pafled
to incorporate them into a Body Politic, by the Name
of the Minifter, Church-Wardens, Veftry, and Congre-
gation of Kings-Church, in Providence, and giving them,
and their Succeffors, full Power to make and ordain all
fuch Laws, Rules, and Ordinances as they, or the major
Part of them, (hall agree to,for the better regulating the
Affairs of faid Church, and that a Charter might be
granted them accordingly : On Confideration whereof
an Aft was made and paffed by the faid General Affem-
bly, at their aforefaid Seffion, whereby the Prayer of the
Petitioners was granted ; and they the (aid Minifter,
Church- Wardens, Veftry and Congregation, were made
and created a Body Politic, to have perpetual Succeffion,
and aCharter was then and fo forth, as by faid A(ft,Refer-
rence
OSioher^ t'TJI* 73
rcnce thereunto being had, will fully appear.
NOW KNOW YE. THEREFORE, That I the
Governor aforenamed, by Force and Virtue of the afore-
mentioned Ad, do declare, by thefe Prefents, the faid
Minifter, Church- Wardens, Veftry and Congregation, a
Body Politic for the Purpofe aforefaid j and that they
and their Succeflbrs (hall and may have perpetual Suc-
cefljon, by the Name of the Minifter, Church- Wardens,
Veftry, and Congregation oi King's-Churcb in Provi'
(iencey with full Power, and lawful Authority, to make
and ordain all fuch Laws, Rules.and Ordinances as they,
or the major Part cf them, who (hall be prefent, on due
Notification, (hall at any Time hereafter agree upon, for
the better regulating the Affairs of faid Church : Provi-
ded neverthelcfs, That fuch Laws, Rules, and Ordinan-
ces be not repugnant to the Laws of this Colony.
IN Witnefs whereof, I, the Governor aforefaid, have
hereunto fet my Hand, and caufed the Seal of the Co-
lony aforefaid to be affixed, this One Thoufand
Seven Hundred and Seventy-two, in the Thirteenth Year
of the Reign of His mo(l Sacred Majefty, George the
Third, by theGrace of GOD.King of Greal-Britariy 6cc,
ITis Voted and Refohed, That Meflrs. Nicholas Brown,
Jobn Jencks, and Thomas Greene, be, and they are here- Committeeto
by appointed, a Committee to inquire into the Circum- ^"*'^|,%"^*
fiances of Lemuel Gujlin's Efcapc out of Providence Gaol, ETcape.
and make Report to this AfTembly at next Seflion.
IT is Voted and Refohed, That the General Treafu-
rcr make Report to this A(rembly, at the next Seflfon, fo,erte^
of all and any Monies that (till remain due to the Colony port Fine* &
upon Report, by Fines, Forfeitures, or otherwifc, and Forfaw«s.
how long fince due ; and in particular, of what
may be due to the Colony from David fVilkinfon, and
what Payments may have been made upon or towards
any fuch Dues or Demands the Colony may have.
IT is Voted and Refohed, That all Bufinefs, lying be-
fore this AfTembly unfinifhed, be, and the fame is hereby,
F referred
74 OSohefy 1772.
referred to the next ^effion : That the Secretary pu-
lifh the Ads and Orders, now made and paffed, by
Beat of Druno, in the Town of Newport, in Ten Days
after the Riling of this Ailembly, and withinThiriy, fend
Copies thereof to the Sheriffs of the refpedlive Counties,to
be by him tranfmitted to the feveral Town-Clerks in
the County : And that this Affembly be, and hereby is,
adjourned, until the Second Monday in December next»
iheD to meet at Providence.
GOD fave the KIN G.
Vubbjhed according to Order ^ on Monday ^ the Ninth
Day of November^ A. D. ijyi, by
HENRY WARD, Sec'ry.
A TRUE Copy duly examined.
NEWPORT: Printed by Solomon Southwick.
Printer to the Honorable the GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
December^ 1 77^«
77
AT the General Assembly of the Go-
vernor and Company of the Englijh
Colony of Rhode- IJland^ and Provi^
dence Plantations \n New^England^ in
America ; begun and holden, by Ad-
journment, at Providence, within and
for the Colony aforefaid, on the Se-
cond Monday in December^ in the
Year of our Lord One Thoufand, Se-
ven Hundred and Seventy-two, and
Thirteenth of the Reign of His Moft
Sacred Majefty, GEORGE the Third,
by the Grace of GOD, King o^ Great-
Britatny and fo forth.
PRESENT-
The Honorable
Jofeph fVanton^¥.{<^^ Governor.
The Honorable
Darius Seffions^ Efq; Deputy- Govern or.
Samuel Dyre, Efq;
James Barker, Efqj
Solomon Drown, Efq;
David Harris, Efq;
Thomas Wickes, Efq;
Jonathan Randall, Efq;
RovvLAND Robinson, Efq;
William Richmond, Efq;
Mr. Edward Thurston, jun. Deputy-Secretary,
\
Afliiiants.
78
December y lyy^.
DEPUTIES from the fevcral TOWNS,
The Honorable Metcalf Bowler, Ef^-, Speaker.
NEWPORT: g Charlestown :
Thomas Cranfton, Efq; ^ Mr. Samuel Kinyon.
Mr. John Wanton, (Son of Gideon) ^ West Gr£ENwich :
George Hazard, E/q-,
Jofeph Wanton, jun. E/q;
Mr. Thomas Freebody.
Providence :
Stephen Hopkins, Efq;
Thomas Greene, Efq^
Mr. Benjamin Man,
Mr. John Jenckes.
Portsmouth :
Mr. Speaker,
Mr. Jonathan Brownell,
Warwick. :
Mr. Benjamin Greene,
James Arnold, Efq;
Mr. Jacob Greene,
William Greene, Efq,
Westerly :
Mr. James Rhodes.
NKW-SHOilf HAM i
None.
NoRTH-KmOSTOWN t
Perer Phillips, EJq;
John Nortnup, Efq.
SoUTH-KlNCSTOWN .*
John Rofe, Efq;
Mr. Samuel Babcock.
East-Greenwich:
Sylvefter Sweet, Efq;
Thomas Tillinghalt, Efq.
Jamestown :
Mr, John Gardner.
Smithfield :
Samuel Winlbr, Efq;
Daniel Mowry,^««. Efq.
SCITUATE :
Ezekiel Cornell, Efq;
Mr. Rufus Hopkins.
Gloucester :
Richard Steere, Efq;
William Nichols, Efq;
Mr. Thomas Gorton.
Coventry :
^Mr. Nathaniel GreenCj^K^.
© Mr. Ifrael Boweh.
P Exeter;
Jeffery Wilcox, Efq.
MiDDLETOWN :
Mr. Nicholas Eafton,
Mr. Ifaac Smith.
Bristol ;
Simeon Potter, Efq;
William Bradford, Efq:
Tiverton :
None.
Little-Compton :
Thomas Church, Efq;
Mr. Danid Wilbour.
Warren :
Nathan Miller, Efq.
Cumberland:
John Dexter, Efq;
Jofeph Brown, Efq.
Richmond ;
Edward Perry, Efq.
Cranston :
John Andrews, Efq;
William Dexter, Efq.
HOPKINION :
Thomas Wells, jun. Efq;
Mr. Zaccheus Reynolds.
Johnston :
Peleg Williams, Efq;
Edward Fenner, Efq.
North Providencet
^ Capt. Efeck Hopkins,
Jonathan Jenckes. jun. Efq.
Barrington :
Mr. Thomas Allen.
Rufus Smith, Efq.
JosiAS Lyndon, Efq; Clerk cf the Lower-Houfe.
December^ ijyi' 79
rr is Voted and Refohed, That Samuel Dyre, Efq; ^ommuteB^^
■* Mr. Thomas Freebody, Thomas Cran/lon, Elq; and |"^ ^cbal,-
George Hazard, Efq; be, and they, or the major Part of «r'j Ac-
them, are hereby, appointed a Committee, to audit the """•
Accounts of f'^alier Chaloner, Efq; with the Colony :
And that they make Report to this AlTembly, at the
next Seffion.
Whereas divers Perfons preferred a Petition, and re- Lottery
prefented unto this AiTembly, that the Road leading granted to re-
from Uxbridge to Providence, commonly called the JVon- 9^^f ^tnftut
fcut Road, is for about Six Mdes very rocky, and in ma-
ny Places wet and miry, fo that to put it in good Order
will require a much greater Expence than the Inhabi-
tants, near the faid Road, can poflibly bear : And there-
upon prayed this Aflembly to grant a Lottery, to raife
the Sum of Five Hundred Dollars, to be laid out in mend-
ing the faid Road : And that Mr. "Jdfeph Olney, of
l^orth-Providence, Mr. Sylvanus Sayles and Mr. Am<k5
Keecb, ]Un. both of Smithfield, may be appointed Diredl-
crs thereof, they giving Bond for the faithful Perform-
ance of their Duty, and completing the fame, without
any Expence to the Colony :
On Confideration whereof,
IT is Voted and Refohed, That the faid Petition be,
and the fame is hereby granted, under the ufual Rc-
Aridions.
Whereas Auguflui John/ion, Efqj Mr. Natbantel Lottery
Mumford, Mr. John G. Wanton, Mr. John Collins, and I'^^j'j^ '^^^
Henry Ward, Efq; in Behalf of, and by Dire<5tion from phal at
the Town of Newport, preferred a Petition, arid repre- Coaftere
fented unto this Aflembly, That the Hofpital upon ""'~'^"
Coafler's-Harbour hath been found, at feveral Times, too
faiall for the Reception of Perfons having the Small-
Pox : And thereupon prayed this Afl"embly to grant a
Lottery, for raifing a fufficient Sum of Money, to eredl
a new Hofpital at faid Coafters-Harbour, upon fuch a
Plan as fhall be approved of by faid Town : That
MefTrs. John Collins, John G. Wanton, Nathaniel Mum-
ford, Simon Peafe, John Malbone^ John PVarren, and Ro-
bett
So
December^ lyyz*
btrt Stevens, jun. may be appointed Diredors of the faid
Lottery, with Power to carry on the fame, in One or
more Clafles, and in fuch Manner, as tliey fhall think,
moft prudent : And that in Cafe any one or more of the
Diredtors (bail refufe to fcrve, the faid Town o^ Newport
may appoint another or others, in his Qr their Room :
On Confideration whereof,
TT is Voted and Refolved, That the faid Petition be,
and the fame is hereby granted, under theufual Redric-
tions.
Whereas Mr. Jonathan Jeffen exhibited unto this
J. jiffers al- Aflembiy an Account, by him charged againft the Colo-
lowed ^. 0 ^y^ for his Attendance upon the Committee appointed to
examine theClaims of Dr. TZoffJiiiMo^//, upon the Colo-
ny, and for fummoning divers Witneffes, to attend upon
the faid Committee : And the faid Account being duly
examined, // is Voted and Rejohed, That the fame be,
and hereby is allowed; and that Nine Shillings, lawful'
Money, being the Amount thereof, be paid the faid JO'
tiatban Jeffers, out of the General TreaJfury.
9 0
J. JmeldzV
lowed ^. o
lb 0.
Attorney-
General to
fue divers
Perfons.
Whereas James Arnold, Efq; exhibited unto this
Aflembiy an Account, by him charged againft the Colo-
ny, for repairing Pawtuxet Bridge : And the faid Ac-
count being duly examined, It is Voted and Refolved,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed, and that Six-
teen Shillings, lawful Money, being the Balance thereof,
be paid the faid "James Arnold, out of the General Trea-
fury.
JT is Voted and Refolved, That the Attorney-General
be, and he is hereby, directed and empowered, to put in
Suit the Mortgage Deed, given by Nathan Barber, to
the Colony, unlefs he fliail think proper for feme good
Reafon to omit it : That he fue Col. Benjamin PVick"
ham, and David fVilkinfon, Efq; and George Brown,
Efq; and his Bondfmen, for what is due from them to
the Colony, by Judgment of Court, or otherwife ; That
he fue Hezekiah Babcock, Efq; for what is due from
him to the Colony, unlefs he fhall pay the fame Ten
Days
December^ Tj'ji. 8i
Days before the arrcfting Time is out, to the next In-
ferior Court of Common Picas for the County of New-
fort : And that the faid Attorney-General alfo profecute
the A<ftion pending in the faid Inferior Court of Com-
mon Pleas, brought by the Colony's Truftees, againft
'John Andrews, Efqj unlefs he (hall fettle with the Keep-
er of the Grand Committee's Office before the Sitting of
the faid Court.
IT h Voted and Refohed, That the Account exhibited ?°'J|i'['j*J^*^*'
unto this Aflembly, by Augujlm Johnflon, Efq; at the iheLofTw of
prefent Seflion, be delivered to the Committee appointed, A.Jobnfttn.
at the lafl Sefllon, to confider and report upon the Ac-
count of DocTtor Thomas Moffatt : That the faid Com-
mittee, or a major Part of them, confider and examine
what Lofs the faid Augujlus Johnjlon fuflained by the
Riots in the Town of Newport, in the Months of Au-
guft and December, A. D. 1765* and what Sum faid
Lofs amounted to : And that the faid Committee, or
the major Part of them, make Report to this Affembly
as foon as may be.
IT is Voted and Refohed, That the Speaker of the Committeeto
Lower Houfe,G«'or^(? Hazard,E{q; Mc.yohnfVantof3,(Son aodit the ae-
of Gideon) Mr. Mo/es Brown, and Mr. Edward Thur/i on, Gen"eraf "*°
jun. be, and they, or the major Part of them, are here- Treafurer.
by, appointed a Committee to audit the General Trea-
furer's Accounts : That they receive all the lawful Mo-
ney Bills, Treafurer's Notes, and Old Tenor Bills, that
have been received in the General Treafury, upon Ac-
count of the Rate, and burn the fame: And that they
make Report to this Aflembly at the next Seffion.
IT is Voted and Refohed, That it was the Senfe of Explanation
this Aflembly, that the major Part of the Committee, ap- °^ !: Y°'* .
J 1 1 n r /r • T^ n. rr, m ,r pa (Ted at the
pointed at the lair Semon, to examine DoCt. Thomas Moj- ka Sefli.on.
yait\ Accounts fl:iould infpeft into and report upon the
fame.
\-KT I TT r. » TT 7 • I-,/. ^ Report of the
Whereas the Hon, Stephen Hopkins, Efq; James Committee
Barker,E(Q;, Mr. PVilliam Ellery and Mr. Benjamin ''P°'^'^,^'>f'
D Wefi, (ouat.
8i December^ "^77^*
Wejl, prefented unto this Aflembly the following Re-
port, to wit :
We the Subfcribers being appointed a Committee,
by the General Aflembly, to infpeft the Account of
Dodt. Thomas Moffatt, relative to his Lofs fuftained by
Riots, in the Town of Newport y in the Year 1765, as
by the Vote and Order of the General Aflembly, hereto
annexed, may appear, have, in Compliance therewith,
met and examined many Perfons, refpeding the fame,
and confidered the Depofitions heretotore taken, by Or-
der of the General Aflembly, and having fully heard
what the faid Dod. Thomas Mojatt had to offer in that
Behalf, do report as follows.
And Firft, as to his Lofs in Books.
It appears, by the Depofitions of JofephG.lVantony and
his Wife, and of Charles Cozzens, and his Wife j and up-
on a full Examination of the faid Jofeph and Charles^ that
a great Number of Books, fufficient to fill the Bodies of
Two large Carts, were faved in their Houfes, and deli-
vered to Dodtor Moffatt''^ Friends and Agents. Mr Coz^
zens, upon Examination, alfo informs us, that he was
prefent at the whole Tranfadtion, and is well affured that
there were not more than Fifty Books loft. And upon
Infpedion of fome of the Books faved, it appears to us,
that fome Sets were broken, but that very few had re-
ceived Damage. We are therefore of Opinion, that the
Damage fuflained in the Books does not exceed
Sterling. ^.30 o o
In Philofophical Inftruments.
We find that a Telefcope.and a Thermo-
meter and Barometer, in One Frame
or Table, and a fliding Thermometer,
were faved : And the Lofs and Da-
mage in the other Articles, we com-
pute at - - - - 17 14. o
In Furniture.
We find a fine Mahogany Book-Cafe totally
deftroyed
December^ 1772^' ^3
deftroycd. Value, by the Maker's
Account, - - - - 19 a 6
A Book-Cafe loft, and a Defk damaged, 6 14 o
Eight Mahogany Chairs faved, of which
Three or Four were damaged, - - 300
His Black- Walnut and Windfor Chairs
faved.
Bedfteads, One faved, and One damaged, 300
Damage in Mahogany Tables, feveral
being faved entire, - - -400
His China all faved.
Three Lookipg-Glafles or Mirrors faved.
Kitchen Furniture, chiefly faved.
Table, Bed and Body Linen, moftly
faved.
Four Paintings, and Thirty-four Prints,
framed and glazed, faved.
Lofs in Kitchen and other Houftiold Fur-
niture, in Bed and Bedding, Body,
Bed and Table Linen, in Paintings,
Prints, Charts, Drawings, Anatomical
and Botanical Preparatbns, Ores,
Foffils, Reptiles, Infeds, ancient
Coins, and other Rarities, - - 72 o o
Lofs in Manufcripts, Letters, Common-
Place Books, and Obfervations in his
Profeflion, 6cc. - - - 900
Lofs in wearing Apparel - - 1500
^. 179 10 6
From the Examination of the faid "jofeph G. Wanton^
and Charier Cozzens, and Caleb Gardner, Upholfterer, it
appears to us, that the Articles of the faid Doft. Thomas
Moffatt\ Houlhold Furniture were very few, and except-
ing his Book-Cafe, and Two or Three other Articles, very
indifferent : And in this Opinion we arethe raoreconfirm-
edjfrom theSmallnefs of theHoufe theDodt. then lived in.
and from an Examination of the Lift of his whole ratable
perfonal Eftate, exhibited, on oath, by himfelf, in the
Year 1761, amounting to only One Hundred and Seven
Pounds,
$4 December^ 1772-
Pounds, Fourteen Shillings, Sterling Money. And from
a Compariibn of the Value of many of his Books, as
charged in his Account, with feveial printed Catalogues
and Invoices, it appeared he had rated fome doable, and
others treble of the real Value.
The foregoing is fubmittad to the General Aflenrjbly, by
Stephen Hopkini,
jfamei Barker^
H^illiam ElUry,
Benjamin Weji,
■ And the faid Report being duly confidered, // ii Vo-
ted and Refolvedy That the fame be, and hereby is, ac-
cepted : That the faid Sum of One Hundred and Seven-
ty-nine Pounds, Ten Shillings and Six Pence, Sterlings
be granted to Dodt. Thomas Moffatt, as a full Compen-
fation for the Damage he fuftained by the Riots in the
Town df Newport, in the Year 1765 ; to be paid when
and as foon as the General Aflcmbly (hall receive Infor-
mation that the Money due from the Crown, to the Co-
lony, for their Services in ihe Expedition againft Crown-
Point, in the Year 1756, fhall be received by the Agent
for this Colony,, in Great-Britain : That thereupon the
General Treafurer of this Colony be, and he is hereby,
empowered and diredled, in Behalf of this Colony, to
draw a Bill or Bills upon the Colony Agent, payable
to the faid Thomas Moffatt, for the abovefaid Sum, fo
granted as aforefaid : And that his Honor the Governor
be, and he is hereby, requefted to fend Home a fair Co-
py of this Report and Vote', with all other Papers rcla-
lating thereto.
"j-FretUrn Whereas Job Randall, oi Scituate/\Ti the County
SpeSjtf- °^ Providence, Efq; prefented a Petition, and reprcfented
tic«ofinferi.vinto this Affembly, That he commenced an Adion
ivwll" 2ga'"^ ^^«^ '?"^> E% Sheriff of the faid County, for
the Mifdoings of one of his Deputies, to a Special Court
of Common Pleas held at Providence, on the Eighth Day
of Auguft laft : And that upon a Plea filed to the Jurif-
didtion of the Court, the Court were divided in Opi-
nion : And thereupon ihe faid Job Randall ^x^ys^ this
Aflembly
December^ Ty'j2, ^5
Aflembly, to revive the faid Special Court and to appoint
a Special Juftice in the Room of him the faid Job Ran-
dall, for the Trial of the faid Caufe : And the Premifes
being duly confidered, It is Fote J and Refolved, That the
Prayer of the faid Job Randal/, in his faid Petition con-
tained, be, and the fame is hereby granted : That the
faid Special Court be held on Thurfday the Thirty-firft
Day of this inftant, December : And that 'Jonathan Free-
born, Efq; be, and he is hereby, appointed a Special
Juftice of the faid Court in the Room of the faid Job
Randall.
Whereas the following Account was exhibited ^.//,^;,>,al,
unto this Aflembly, to wit : 'ow«<* C- »
Colony of Rbode-J/land, 6cc. to the Committee ap- ^y £ari,r
pointed to examine the Account of Do&or Thomas Mof- £.0 180.
/fl//, relative to the Lofs fuftained by him, in the Riots f'f^'^-^^
in the Town of Newport, in the Year 1765, and to ji. Mareh'aat
Henry Mar chant, who was appointed to affift them there- C-° •* «>•
in as Attorney-Cencral, Dr. fo^^^' '
To Stephen Hopkins^ for 5 Days expended in faid
Bufinefs, at 6/i - - it* ' ^® ^
To James Barker, 3 Days, o 18 o
To William ElUry, 5 Days, i 10 o
To Henry Mar chanty 3 Days, o 18 o
To Benjamin Weji^ • 5 Days, i 100
£1 6~T
And the Premifles being duly confidered. It is Voted
end Refohed, That the faid Account be allowed ; and
that the feveral Sums therein charged be paid the faid
Stephen Hopkins, James Barker, William Ellery, Henry
Marcbant, and Benjamin Weft, out of the General Trea-
fury.
Whereas Mr. Noah Mafon exhibited unto this Af- ^^^^^{Zf^
fembly an Account, by him charged againft the Colo- °*'
ny> for the Ufe made of his Houfe by the Committee
C who
86 December y 1772.
who fini/hed the Rcvlfal of the Laws, &c. And the (aid
Account being duly examined, // ii Voted and Refihed,
That the fame be, and hereby is allowed } and that Six-
teen Shillings and Six Pence, lawful Money, being the
Amount thereof, be paid the faid Hoab Majon, out of
the General Treafury.
J. Greinez\- Whereas Mr. Jocob Greene, exhibited unto this
lowed X- »9 Affembly an Account, by him charged againft the
"'^' Colony, for Materials provided for, and Work done up-
on Hunt's Bridge ; And the faid Account being duly
examined, // is Voted and Refolved^ That the fame be,
and hereby is allowed j and that Nineteen Pounds, Ele-
ven Shillings and Four Pence, lawful Money, being the
Amount thereof, be paid the faid Jacob Greene, out of
the General Treafury.
]o°vre/foV ^ i^ Voted and Re/ohed, That the Captain of Fort-
FortCeorge. Gcorge be, and he is hereby, diredled to purchafc, at the
Expence of the Colony, Two Hundred Weight of Pow-
der, for the Ufe of faid Fort.
Committee to ^1^ '^ Voted and Re/ohed, That His Honor the De-
draught a let- puty-Governor, the Hon. Stephen Hopkins, E(q; Mr,
by, appointed a Committee, to prepare a Draught of a
Letter, in Anfwer to Lord Dartmouth'^ Letter, and lay
the fame before this Affembly, at the next Seflion.
Committeeto Whereas Two of the Council of the Narraganfet
sXSr.S Tribe of Indiam, in this Colony, are dead, arid miliam
«j^r«'sLand. Sachem (One of the faid Council) refufeth to fign the
Deeds, for the Sale of the Lands of Thomas Ninegret,
deceafed, late Sachem of the faid Tribe, It ii therefore
Voted and Refolved,Th&t the Committee appointed to fet-
tle the Eftaie of the faid Thomas Ninigret, with Two of
the furviving Council of the Indians, make and execute a
Deed or Deeds of the Lands they have already fold, or
may hereafter fell, to pay the fjud Ninigret's Debts t
And that fuch Deed or Deeds be as good and valid, to
all Intents and Purpofes, as though the faid Deed or
Deeds
December^ 1772. 87
Deeds had been made and executed by the Committee,
and all the Indian Council
JT h Voted and Refolved, That the Committee ap- fe^Te'cl'^^^
pointed to fettle the Accounts of George Brown, and Bro-wn'a Ac-
others, with the Colony, be, and they are hereby, conti-""""'
nued tor that Purpofe : And that they make Report to
this AlTembly at the next Seflion.
Whereas Mr. Jal)ez Corham exhibited unto this y. corham
Afiembly an Account, by him charged againft the Co- allowed;^, i
lony, for his Attendance upon this Affembly, at thelafl, '^ °'
and the prefent Seflion : And the faid Account being
duly examined, It is Voted and Refohed, That the fame
be, and hereby is allowed j and that One Pound, Fif-
teen Shillings, lawful Money, being the Amount there-
of, be paid the faid Jabez Corbam out of the General
Treafury.
Whereas Mr. William Compton exhibited unto this iv. Compion
Aflembly an Account, by him charged againft the Co- allowed £. i
lony, for his Attendance upon this AfTcmbly, at the lafl
and the prefent SefTion : And the faid Account being
duly examined, It is Voted and Refohed, That the fame
be, and hereby is, allowed ; and that One Pound, Fif-
teen Shillings, lawful Money, being the Amount there-
of, be paid to the faid William Compton out of the Ge-
neral Treafury.
Whereas Mr. Daniel Branch exhibited unto this
AlTembly an Account, by him charged againfl: the Co- allowed^, i
lony, for his Attendance upon this Aflembly at the lafl: '3 °-
and the prefent Seflion : And the faid Account being
duly examined, It is Voted and Refohed, That the fame
be, and hereby is, allowed ; and that One Pound, Fif-
teen Shillings, lawful Money, being the Amount thereof,
be paid to the faid Daniel Branch, out of the General
Treafury.
ITis Voted and Refohed, That all Bufinefs, lying before Adjourn.
this AlTembly, uafiniflicd, be, and the fame is hereby, '"*"'•
referred
SS December^ ^77^*
referred to the next Seflion : That the Secretary publifh
the Ads and Orders, now made and paffed, by Beat of
Drum, in the Town oi Newport, within Ten Days after
the Rifing of this AlTembly, and within Thirty fend
Copies thereof to the Sheriff of each County, by him to
be delivered to the fcveral Town-Clerks in their refpec-
tive Counties : And that this AlTembly be, and hereby
is, adjourned until the Second Monday in 'January ncjtt,
then to meet at Eajl-Greenwub.
GOD Save the K I N G.
Tublijhed according to Order, on Monday the zStb Day
g/" December, A. D. 1772, by
HENRY WARD, Sec'ry.
A TRUE Copy DULY EXAMINED X
WITNESS ,
NEWPORT: Printed by SOLOMON SOUTHiVICK, Printer
to the Honorable Uie GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
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